The politics of economic inequality in developing countries
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Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan,
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Publisher Address: | Basingstoke [England] New York |
Publication Dates: | 2008. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
International political economy series |
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Carrier Form: | viii, 206 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
ISBN: |
0230537790 (alk. paper) 9780230537798 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | F112 |
CLC: | F112.1 |
Call Number: | F112.1/N419 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-197) and index. Introduction : developing countries and odious inequality -- Explaining odious inequality -- The evolution of economic inequality in the periphery, 1500-1999 -- Democratization to the rescue? -- The consequences of inequality -- Conclusions : local inequalities, global responsibilities -- Appendix A : sample countries and summary statistics on estimated household income inequality Gini index score -- Appendix B : the relationship between regime change and economic inequality in selected countries, 1960-1999 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |