Based on the standard axiom of individual utility maximization, rational choice has postulated that higher income inequality translates into greater redistribution by shaping the median voter’s preferences. While numerous papers have tested this proposition, the literature has remained divided...

Discusses which countries have low and which have high Gini coefficients as well as relationships with the incomes of the poor and the rich.

Analyses the results of a survey on informal employment that was carried out in November 2006 in the Harare suburb of Glen View.

Based on the 2004 Labour Force Survey. Presents data on employment, unemployment and the extent of informality and examines different dimensions of decent work and job quality, such as working hours, incomes and occupational health and safety risks. The paper concludes by extracting the main...