Globalizzazione, povertà e disuguaglianza: l'ambiguità dei numeri

Journal title QA Rivista dell’Associazione Rossi-Doria
Author/s Martin Ravallion
Publishing Year 2004 Issue 2004/1
Language Italian Pages 20 P. File size 76 KB
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The Debate on Globalization, Poverty and Inequality: Why Measurement Matters In the last year or so, markedly different claims have been heard within the development community about how just much progress is being made against poverty and inequality in the current period of "globalization". This paper provides a non-technical overview of the conceptual and methodological issues underlying these conflicting claims. The paper argues that the dramatically differing positions taken in this debate often stem from differences in the concepts and definitions used and differences in data sources and measurement assumptions. These differences are often hidden from view in the debate, but they need to be considered carefully if one is to properly interpret the evidence. The paper argues that the best available evidence suggests that, if the rate of progress against absolute poverty in the developing world in the 1990s is maintained, then the Millennium Development Goal of halving the 1990 aggregate poverty rate by 2015 will be achieved on time in the aggregate, though not in all regions. The paper concludes with some observations on the implications for policy-oriented debates on globalization and pro-poor growth.

Martin Ravallion, Globalizzazione, povertà e disuguaglianza: l'ambiguità dei numeri in "QA Rivista dell’Associazione Rossi-Doria" 1/2004, pp , DOI: