Using census data (for 1991 and 2000) for more than 5.000 municipalities, we examine the relationship between income per capita and inequality at the municipal level in Brazil. We uncover the existence of an “inverted-U” relationship in 1991 that flipped into a “straight-U” relationship...

Introduction: Africa in changing perspective -- Part A. Analyzing the African experience. Dimensions of development: geography, ecology, history -- Concepts of African economic development: growth, structural change, poverty and gender -- Development theories, political economy and governance --...

Introduction: Africa in changing perspective -- Section A: Analysing the African experience -- Dimensions of development : geography, ecology, history -- Concepts of African economic development : growth, structural change, poverty and gender -- Development theories, political economy and...