Social articulation as a condition for equitable growth

Janvry, Alain de; Sadoulet, Élisabeth

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“…If the production of the good whose demand has increased is capital-intensive, inequality will further increase. Theoretical models along these lines have been formulated by de Janvry & Sadoulet (1983) , Bourguignon (1990) and Baland & Ray (1991) .…”

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Income distribution trends and future food demand

Cirera

Masset

2010

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

137

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This paper surveys the theoretical literature on the relationship between income distribution and food demand, and identifies main gaps of current food modelling techniques that affect the accuracy of food demand projections. At the heart of the relationship between income distribution and food demand is Engel's law. Engel's law establishes that as income increases, households' demand for food increases less than proportionally. A consequence of this law is that the particular shape of the distribution of income across individuals and countries affects the rate of growth of food demand. Our review of the literature suggests that existing models of food demand fail to incorporate the required Engel flexibility when (i) aggregating different food budget shares among households; and (ii) changing budget shares as income grows. We perform simple simulations to predict growth in food demand under alternative income distribution scenarios taking into account nonlinearity of food demand. Results suggest that (i) distributional effects are to be expected from changes in between-countries inequality, rather than within-country inequality; and (ii) simulations of an optimistic and a pessimistic scenario of income inequality suggest that world food demand in 2050 would be 2.7 per cent higher and 5.4 per cent lower than distributional-neutral growth, respectively.

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Section: The Empirics Of Engel Curvesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Income distribution trends and future food demand

Cirera

Masset

2010

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

137

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“…The cost consideration makes greater efficiency in the production process imperative and becomes the main motivation behind technological improvement. In this context, the capitalist acts as the agent promoting capital accumulation and labor productivity (deJanvry 1981;deJanvry and Sadoulet 1983).…”

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“…The prospects for development will depend on which social class interest dominates, whether that of the feudal landed elite or that of the capitalist. Just as in a socially articulated or fully capitalist economy, the capitalist also acts as the agent promoting capital accumulation and labor productivity in a socially disarticulated economy (deJanvry 1981;deJanvry and Sadoulet 1983).…”

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Marxian Categories Empirically Estimated: The Philippines, 1961-1994

Venida

2007

Review of Radical Political Economics

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The article uses a formal model to estimate rates of surplus creation and use for the Philippines. Input-output tables from 1961 to 1994 were used in the estimation. The theoretical framework was the model of social disarticulation, which argued that income inequality and labor surplus resulted in substantial rates of surplus. Results for the Philippines confirmed these arguments and also suggested that a large portion of the surplus might have been devoted to unproductive purposes.

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“…People in different income groups have different patterns of demand, with higher-income persons demanding more industrial goods, which are typically produced with increasing-returnsto-scale technologies. An immediate implication of these models is an optimum level of income inequality which allows the highest rate of industrialization (De Janvry and Sadoulet, 1983;Dutt, 1984b).…”

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Persistence of Dualism in a Closed Economy

Gang

1998

Review Development Economics

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The paper builds a two-sector general-equilibrium model, with one homogeneous and one differentiated good. The differentiated good has increasing returns to scale. Preferences are nonhomothetic with a hierarchy of wants. Income distribution is determined by the ownership of inputs and endogenous factor prices. The equilibrium properties are derived. Capital accumulation without any change in ownership pattern generates enclaves of prosperity, leaving large sections of the economy unaffected. The comparative static results are interpreted in the light of the experiences of closed, developing economies, like India.

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Social articulation as a condition for equitable growth

Cited by 35 publications

References 5 publications

Income distribution trends and future food demand

Income distribution trends and future food demand

Marxian Categories Empirically Estimated: The Philippines, 1961-1994

Persistence of Dualism in a Closed Economy

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