Developing countries and odious inequality -- Explaining odious inequality -- The evolution of economic inequality in the periphery, 1500-1999 -- Democratization to the rescue? -- The consequences of inequality -- Conclusions: local inequalities, global responsibilities -- Appendix A: sample...

In contrast to the experience in high-income OECD countries, the introduction of democracy in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has been followed, as a rule, by a concentration of income. Using the median voter hypothesis as analytical tool, this paper explores the conditions under...

Review Article Inequality, Growth, and Poverty in an Era of Liberalization and Globalization G A Cornia (ed), Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004 Inequality in Latin America and the Carribbean: Breaking with History? D de Ferranti, G Perry, F Ferreira, & M Walton, Washington, DC: World Bank...