Global Poverty and Inequality : A Review of the Evidence
Drawing on a compilation of data from household surveys representing 130 countries, many over a period of 25 years, this paper reviews the evidence on levels and recent trends in global poverty and income inequality. It documents the negative corre...
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okr-10986-66752021-04-23T14:02:31Z Global Poverty and Inequality : A Review of the Evidence Ferreira, Francisco H.G. Ravallion, Martin DISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGE GLOBAL POVERTY GROWTH GROWTH ELASTICITY INCOME INEQUALITY POVERTY REDUCTION Drawing on a compilation of data from household surveys representing 130 countries, many over a period of 25 years, this paper reviews the evidence on levels and recent trends in global poverty and income inequality. It documents the negative correlations between both poverty and inequality indices, on the one hand, and mean income per capita on the other. It points to the dominant role of Asia in accounting for the bulk of the world's poverty reduction since 1981. The evolution of global inequality in the last decades is also described, with special emphasis on the different trends of inequality within and between countries. The statistical relationships between growth, inequality and poverty are discussed, as is the correlation between inequality and the growth elasticity of poverty reduction. Some of the recent literature on the drivers of distributional change in developing countries is also reviewed. 2012-05-30T18:23:56Z 2012-05-30T18:23:56Z 2008-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9454193/global-poverty-inequality-review-evidence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6675 English Policy Research Working Paper No. 4623 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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DISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGE GLOBAL POVERTY GROWTH GROWTH ELASTICITY INCOME INEQUALITY POVERTY REDUCTION Ferreira, Francisco H.G. Ravallion, Martin Global Poverty and Inequality : A Review of the Evidence |
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Policy Research Working Paper No. 4623 |
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Drawing on a compilation of data from
household surveys representing 130 countries, many over a
period of 25 years, this paper reviews the evidence on
levels and recent trends in global poverty and income
inequality. It documents the negative correlations between
both poverty and inequality indices, on the one hand, and
mean income per capita on the other. It points to the
dominant role of Asia in accounting for the bulk of the
world's poverty reduction since 1981. The evolution of
global inequality in the last decades is also described,
with special emphasis on the different trends of inequality
within and between countries. The statistical relationships
between growth, inequality and poverty are discussed, as is
the correlation between inequality and the growth elasticity
of poverty reduction. Some of the recent literature on the
drivers of distributional change in developing countries is
also reviewed. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Ferreira, Francisco H.G. Ravallion, Martin |
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Ferreira, Francisco H.G. Ravallion, Martin |
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Ferreira, Francisco H.G. |
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Global Poverty and Inequality : A Review of the Evidence |
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Global Poverty and Inequality : A Review of the Evidence |
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Global Poverty and Inequality : A Review of the Evidence |
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Global Poverty and Inequality : A Review of the Evidence |
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Global Poverty and Inequality : A Review of the Evidence |
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global poverty and inequality : a review of the evidence |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9454193/global-poverty-inequality-review-evidence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6675 |
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