New Approaches to the Dynamics, Measurement and Economic Implications of Ethnic Diversity.

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Author / Creator:Kolo, Philipp.
Imprint:Frankfurt : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2012.
Description:1 online resource (188 pages).
Language:English
Series:Gottinger Studien zur Entwicklungsokonomik ; Bd. 36
Göttinger Studien zur Entwicklungsökonomik ; Bd. 36.
Subject:Economic development -- 21st century.
Ethnicity.
Développement économique -- 21e siècle.
Ethnicité.
ethnicity.
Economic systems & structures.
Political science & theory.
Society & culture: general.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions.
Economic development.
Ethnicity.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11754146
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ISBN:9783653023954
3653023955
3631638213
9783631638217
9783631638217
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:This book examines the measurement and econometric effects of ethnic diversity. This issue is of great relevance to research and policy and is currently being discussed a great deal in the literature. In particular, a sizable literature has suggested that ethnic diversity constitutes a significant barrier to economic development. The precise measurement and interpretation of these results are a matter of substantial controversy. In this book, the dynamics of ethnic diversity are being empirically analyzed for the first time. Furthermore, it develops and applies a new measure of ethnic diversit.
Other form:Print version: Kolo, Philipp. New Approaches to the Dynamics, Measurement and Economic Implications of Ethnic Diversity. Frankfurt : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, ©2012 9783631638217

This book examines the measurement and econometric effects of ethnic diversity. This issue is of great relevance to research and policy and is currently being discussed a great deal in the literature. In particular, a sizable literature has suggested that ethnic diversity constitutes a significant barrier to economic development. The precise measurement and interpretation of these results are a matter of substantial controversy. In this book, the dynamics of ethnic diversity are being empirically analyzed for the first time. Furthermore, it develops and applies a new measure of ethnic diversity which takes the distance between groups into account, thus focusing on diversity rather than mere fragmentation. This book convincingly confronts theoretical considerations with (new) data and thereby provides a good mix of theory and empirics, making significant contributions to the current debates. Excerpted from New Approaches to the Dynamics, Measurement and Economic Implications of Ethnic Diversity by Philipp Kolo All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.