In today's ever globalised world, we are witness to a shifting world order with significant changes not only in political-economic relationships but also in the changing demographics of developing nations. This handbook explores how many developing countries have remained extremely vulnerable to...

Contents: Preface / 1 Introduction to the Handbook - a review of 23 diversity and inclusion indices / Eddy S. Ng, Christina L. Stamper, Alain Klarsfeld and Yu (Jade) Han -- 2. Counting for something: Valuing the human development Index / Erica French and Jannine Williams -- 3. The society for...

Comprehensive analysis of economic inequality in developed countries. The contributors give their view on the state-of-the-art scientific research in their fields and add their own visions of future research.