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Measuring Unfair Inequality : Reconciling Equality of Opportunity and Freedom from Poverty

Hufe, Paul - 2018

Rising income inequalities are widely debated in public and academic discourse. In this paper, we contribute to this … fairness principles, namely equality of opportunity and freedom from poverty, into a joint measure of unfair inequality. Two … inequality. Second, average unfair inequality doubles when complementing the ideal of an equal opportunity society with poverty …

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The Great Chinese Inequality Turnaround

Kanbur, Ravi - 2017

inequality. The evolution of inequality is further examined through decomposition by income source and population subgroups …

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Appraising Cross-National Income Inequality Databases : An Introduction

Ferreira, Francisco H. G. - 2015

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The Global Inequality Boomerang

Kanbur, Ravi; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo; Sumner, Andy - 2022

In this paper we argue that the decline in global inequality over the last decades has spurred a 'sunshine' narrative of falling global inequality that has been rather oversold, in the sense, we argue, it is likely to be temporary. We argue the decline in global inequality will reverse due to...

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Are budget neutral income floors fiscally viable in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Lustig, Nora; Jellema, Jon; Martinez Pabon, Valentina - In: Journal of African economies 32 (2023), pp. ii202-ii227

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Poverty, trade and growth in sub-Saharan Africa : introduction to the special issue

Bhorat, Haroon; Hanival, Stephen; Kanbur, Ravi - In: Journal of African economies 15 (2006) 4, pp. 505-509

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Urban-rural inequality in living standards in Africa

Sahn, David E.; Stifel, David - In: Journal of African economies 12 (2003) 4, pp. 564-597

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Economic growth, income distribution and agricultural policy in Malawi

Sahn, David E. - In: Journal of African economies 3 (1994) 3, pp. 412-446

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Middlemen, Non-Profits, and Poverty

Chau, Nancy H. - 2015

In many markets in developing countries, especially in remote areas, middlemen are thought to earn excessive profits. Non-profits come in to counter what is seen as middlemen's market power, and rich country consumers pay a "fair-trade" premium for products marketed by such non-profits. This...

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