"Poverty, Inequality and Policy" ed. by Gabriel Ilie Staicu

This volume brings together important researchers and university professors to offer some analytical insights into the field of poverty, inequality, and public policies. The reader of this book will find it concise, with a clearly defined research methodology and findings, and easy to understand. Benefiting of recent statistical data and practical experience from various countries around the world, the findings and conclusions might be helpful to academia and policy makers to find better answers to poverty and inequality in the future.

What is poverty and how do we measure it? What is the link between inequality and poverty? What can governments do to alleviate poverty and inequality? Does economic growth reduce poverty in the long run? These are some important research questions that are addressed in this book.

It Using quantitative and qualitative research methods, the authors examine issues relating to (a) contextual, academic, and cognitive differences between rural and urban poverty; (b) the impact of inequality on poverty; © theoretical considerations and empirical findings about poverty and inequality with a special reference to Croatia and Pakistan; (d) the role of trade facilitation in reducing poverty in South Asia; and (e) the impact of trade liberalization on economic growth and poverty implications with a special reference to Sri Lanka.

Contents
1 Introductory Chapter: Looking for the Way Forward in Eradicating Poverty and Inequality
2 Growing up in Rural vs. Urban Poverty: Contextual, Academic, and Cognitive Differences
3 Inequality as Determinant of the Persistence of Poverty
4 Poverty and Its Alleviation: The Case of Pakistan
5 Poverty Alleviation: The Case of Croatia
6 The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Poverty and Welfare in South Asia: A Special Reference to Sri Lanka
7 Trade Facilitation, Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation: South Asia at a Glance