The "developing world's middle class" is defined here as those who are not poor when judged by the median poverty line …-fifths came from Asia, and half from China. Most of the new entrants remained fairly close to poverty, with incomes now bunched up …

This paper identifies and estimates the strength of the reduction in poverty linked to improved opportunities for women … in the expanding maquila sector. A simulation exercise shows that, at a given point in time, poverty in Honduras would … have been 1.5 percentage points higher had the maquila sector not existed. Of this increase in poverty, 0.35 percentage …

paper examines correlates of unprecedented increases in inequality registered by most of the economies. The analysis shows … (mostly consisting of privatization and higher fees) are responsible for the pro-inequality effect; small-scale privatization … spending as share of gross domestic income reduces inequality. …

This paper examines support for reducing inequality and for income redistribution to specific groups in Europe and … of support for reducing inequality. …

This paper presents a new methodology to measure inequality that optimally combines household survey information and …