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Inequality, poverty, and resilience to economic shrinking

Smythe, Anthony ; Martins, Igor LU and Andersson, Martin LU orcid (2024) In International Journal of Development Issues 23(1). p.40-81
Abstract
With the recognition that generating economic growth is not the same as sustaining it, the challenge to catch-up and growth literature is discerning between these processes. Recent research suggests that the decline in the frequency of “shrinking” episodes is more important for long-term development than higher growth rates. By using a framework centred around social capabilities, this study aims to investigate the effects of income inequality and poverty on economic shrinking frequency, as opposed to previous literature that has exclusively had a growth focus. The aim is to investigate how and why some societies might be more resilient to economic shrinking.
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Economic development, Income inequality, Poverty, Shrinking, Volatility, Social capabilities
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International Journal of Development Issues
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23
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1
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41 pages
publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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  • scopus:85174052721
ISSN
1446-8956
DOI
10.1108/IJDI-06-2023-0168
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Resilience to economic shrinking: A social capability approach to processes of catching up in the developing world since the 1950s
Resilience to economic shrinking: A social capability approach to processes of catching up in the developing world since the 1950s
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English
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  title        = {{Inequality, poverty, and resilience to economic shrinking}},
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