Objectives


The Network on Inequality and Poverty (NIP) is an initiative that aims to advance the state of knowledge and expertise regarding the causes and consequences of poverty, inequality, and social exclusion, as well as the whole range of policies, institutions, and social structures that influence their dynamics, as well as the impact of public action.

The 2002 NIP meeting program will include a keynote address, and eight or nine papers selected on the basis of academic merit, each with a formal discussant.

The main topics of the 2002 NIP Meeting are:

  • Infrastructure and its impact over inequality (or equality) of income and opportunities

  • Economic reforms and their impact on inequality and poverty

  • Institutional arrangements for fighting poverty and inequality (decentralization, delivering services to the poor, etc)

  • Indigenous populations and equality of opportunities

  • Privatization and its impact on welfare

  • Social exclusion related to gender

  • Implications of the Millenium Development Goals