multidimensional well-being from a capabilities perspective during the last one-and-a-half centuries. Relative inequality (population …-weighted) fell in health and education since the late 1920s, due to the globalisation of mass schooling and the health transition … development. These results are at odds with per capita income inequality that rose over time and only shrank from 1990 onwards …

in social dimensions alter the view on inequality derived from per capita GDP. While in terms of income, inequality …This paper provides a long-run view of well-being inequality at world scale based on a new historical dataset. Trends … increased until the third quarter of the twentieth century; in terms of well-being, inequality fell steadily since World War I …

developing countries fare comparatively better in human development than in per capita GDP terms. This paper attempts to bridge …

developing countries fare comparatively better in human development than in per capita GDP terms. This paper attempts to bridge …