This paper challenges this view. It argues that while income inequality declined in several nations between the 1950s …) that the traditional causes of income inequality (land concentration, unequal access to education, urban-rural gap, and so …. This conclusion is based on an econometric analysis of inequality trends for 77 countries accounting for 82 per cent of …

In the current debate on the relationship between inequality in income distribution and growth one of the possible link … evidence that female participation in education is more strongly conditioned by family wealth, starting from primary education …

This paper's goal is to increase the understanding of the inequality trends during the transitional period in China … nationwide. During the transitional periods, the average household income per capita increased substantially and so did income … inequality. …

This paper investigates some major changes in the wealth distribution in China using the data from two national … household surveys conducted in 1995 and 2002. The surveys collected rich information on household wealth and its components …, enabling a detailed analysis of changes in wealth distribution among Chinese households. Our analysis indicates that the wealth …

consumption of housing as a component of personal wealth. The impacts of rates of home ownership, credit market characteristics …Housing is the single most important component of personal wealth in most countries. The special characteristics of … housing markets are therefore key to understanding personal portfolios, saving, the household distribution of wealth, and the …

personal wealth and inequality in current consumption based on recent representative household surveys from three transition …All countries in transition experienced increases in inequality. They have also undertaken massive privatization of key … slowed down the inequality increases or it pushed it up? Surprisingly little is known in this area. This paper attempts to …