justice. The conception of social justice, though wide in scope, is applied in this paper to the limited domain of equality of … evolution. Findings – The “inverted U-curve hypothesis” of Simon Kuznets implies that a greater equality of income distribution … demonstrates that such a movement toward greater equality is subject to question. The American experience of the 1920s and the …

four distinct views on equality, in two of which, he approves of inequality, and in the other two, he claims otherwise. The … equality. Design/methodology/approach The paper examines Smith’s apparently contradictory views on equality as his evolving … response to Hume and Rousseau’s critiques of inequality. Findings Hume and Rousseau criticize any income inequality that is …

‘sAmerican Negro problem’s (1944). Equality was a recurring theme in his work, and as all great scientists, he told the truth, as …

justice. The conception of social justice, though wide in scope, is applied in this paper to the limited domain of equality of … evolution. Findings – The “inverted U‐curve hypothesis” of Simon Kuznets implies that a greater equality of income distribution … demonstrates that such a movement toward greater equality is subject to question. The American experience of the 1920s and the …

Purpose – Measures of inequality determine the effectiveness of social and economic policies aimed at reducing … inequality and to design effective intervention policies. The purpose of this paper is to focus on poverty reduction and welfare … improving impacts of reducing income inequality in the case of Fiji. Using Fiji's Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2002 …

institutions by providing empirical evidence on the relationship between institutions and inequality. …