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Inclusion,

Justice, and

Poverty Reduction

Edited byGudrun Kochendorfer- Lucius and Boris Pleskovic

Contents

Introduction 5Gudrun Kochendorfer-Lucius and Boris Pleskovic

OPENING ADDRESS

Aims and Objectives 9Michael Eoh.net

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Poverty and Inclusion:Reflections on a Social Agenda for the New Millennium 15Ismail Serageldin

A First-Cut Outline for World Development Report 2000/2001:Poverty and Development 35Ravi Kanbur

Exclusion and Poverty:Old Lessons and New DirectionsSocial Exclusion: Toward a Holistic Understanding of Deprivation 45Arjan de Haan

Exclusion and Poverty in Developing Countries 59Alice Sindzingre

Inclusion, Justice, and Poverty Alleviation from the Viewpoint ofContemporary Social Choice Theory 67Kotaro Suzumura

Inclusion, Structural Inequality, and Poverty:Interplay of Economic and Social Forces

Absolute Poverty, Relative Deprivation, and Social Exclusion 75Frangois Bourguignon

Social Exclusion and Poverty 80Monica Das Gupta

Social Capital, Poverty Reduction, and Gesellschaftsordnungspolitik 87Andre Habisch

Ethnicity, Culture, and Discrimination

Implications of Ethnicity, Culture, and Discrimination for Inclusion,Justice, and Poverty Eradication 97Apolo Nsibambi

Notes on Social Norms, Ethnicity, and Exclusion 103Kaushik Basu

Ethnicity, Culture, and Discrimination 107Wendy Tyndale

Impact of Inequality and Exclusion on Growth

Wealth Inequality, Market Exclusion, and Economic Performance 117Samuel Bowles

Income Policy, Equity Issues, and Poverty Reduction in TransitionEconomies 125Grzegorz W. Kolodko

Institutional Arrangements, Growth, and Inequality 133Kai-yuen Tsui

Politics of Poverty Reduction

Notes on the Politics of Poverty Reduction 141Ela R. Bhatt

Education and Redistribution: Efficiency and Equity 149Raquel Fernandez

Democracy, Institution Building, and Poverty in Africa 154Muna Ndulo

Empowerment and the Institutional Basis forAntipoverty Policy

Empowerment and the Institutional Basis of AntipovertyPolicies and Interventions: The Case of Rural Infrastructure 167Christina Malmberg Calvo and Louis Pouliquen

Empowerment and the Institutional Basis of SuccessfulAntipoverty Policies 176Karl Osner

Concluding Remarks

Inclusion, Justice, and Poverty Reduction:Seminar Notes and Impressions 185Joseph L. S. Abbey

Personal Reflections on the Policy Dialogue 199Robert Picciotto

Annexes

Programme 207

List of Participants 211