Fair Progress?: Economic Mobility across Generations around the World
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Fair Progress? Economic Mobility Across Generations Around the World looks at an issue that has gotten much attention in the developed world, but with, for the first time, new data and analysis covering most of the world, including developing economies. The analysis examines whether those born in poverty or in prosperity are destined to remain in the same economic circumstances into which they were born, and looks back over a half a century at whether children’s lives are better or worse than their parents’ in different parts of the world. It suggests local, national, and global actions and policies that can help break the cycle of poverty, paving the way for the next generation to realize their potential and improve their lives.
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Narayan et al. (2018) report that the correlation coefficient has decreased slightly in high-income countries but remained stable or increased in the developing world.
“In an updated and extended analysis, Narayan et al. (2018) report that the correlation coefficient has decreased slightly in high-income countries but remained stable or increased in the developing world.”
From Educational Inequality* (2022) · cites this paper as Narayan et al. (2018)
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- Authors
- Narayan, A., Van der Weide, R., Cojocaru, A., Lakner, C., Redaelli, S., Mahler, D. G., Ramasubbaiah, R. G. N., & Thewissen, S.
- ORCID
- Venue
- World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks
- Publisher
- Washington, DC: World Bank
- Published
- 2017-10-02
- OpenAlex
- W2805932018
- Cited by
- 325
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 19 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 46 · 2021: 56 · 2020: 41 · 2019: 35 · 2018: 7
- FWCI
- 22.92
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (World Bank) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Keywords
- intergenerational economic mobility, social mobility, poverty cycle, child outcomes, parental income, developing countries, cross-national comparison, social policy
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