Poverty, Inequality, and Unethical Behavior of the Strong
IMF Working Papers, November 1, 2000
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Bibliographic details
- Authors: Arye L. Hillman
- Published: November 1, 2000
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451859508.001
Main focus
- The paper is concerned with economic consequences of unethical governance.
- A framework is set out, based on principles of Friedrich Nietzsche, that ties poverty and inequality to unethical behavior of the strong toward the weak.
- Purpose: to include ethics of governance, and, in particular, unethical behavior of the strong toward the weak, in preconditions for economic development.
Contribution and findings
- Contributes to an understanding of why poverty and inequality have remained entrenched in some societies in spite of repeated programs intended to improve living standards.
- Emphasizes the role of unethical behavior of the strong toward the weak as a persistent barrier to development.
Framework and concepts
- Framework grounded in principles of Friedrich Nietzsche.
- Key concepts emphasized in the paper: behavior of the Nash equilibrium, development, discount rate, Discount rates, ethics, expected return, government, moral philosophy, Nietzsche, Nietzschean behavior, Nietzschean society, normalized value, poverty.
Subjects and keywords
- Subject: Discount rates, Financial services, Income distribution, Income inequality, Labor, National accounts, Poverty
- Keywords: behavior of the Nash equilibrium, development, discount rate, Discount rates, ethics, expected return, government, Income distribution, Income inequality, moral philosophy, Nietzsche, Nietzschean behavior, Nietzschean society, normalized value, poverty, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, transition society, WP
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- Poverty, Inequality, and Unethical Behavior of the Strong - WP/00/187