assumptions, there will be a reduction in global income inequality by 2030. This potential reduction can be fully accounted for by … rest of the world. Second, this convergence process will be accompanied by a widening of income distribution in two … suggest that the mid-1990s could be seen as a turning point after which global inequality began showing a negative tendency. …

cross-country sample, the authors find that the answer is yes: Financial intermediary development reduces income inequality …

developing world population living on less than $1 per day was cut in half since 1981. Trend #3: Global inequality (among … citizens of the world) has declined - modestly -- reversing a 200-year-old trend toward higher inequality. Trend #4: There is …One of the most contentious issues of globalization is the effect of global economic integration on inequality and …

urbanization patterns differ substantially, with some countries fostering migration out of agriculture into rural off farm … than agglomeration in mega cities. This suggests that patterns of urbanization deserve much more attention when striving …

The author analyzes the stability of the empirical relationship between growth and changes in inequality over time. He … concludes that while during the 1970s and 1980s the growth process was not accompanied by increases in inequality, during the …

liberalization on inequality are correlated with relative factor endowments. Trade liberalization is associated with increases in … inequality in countries well-endowed in highly skilled workers and capital or with workers that have very low education levels … inequality in countries that are well-endowed with primary-educated labor. Similar results are also apparent when decile data are …

It has been argued that inequality should be of little concern in poor countries on the grounds that (1) absolute …). He argues that there are a number of ways in which the extent of inequality in a society, and how it evolves over time …

World Bank and other international financial institutions. The specification of these models is dictated by the issues at …