Inequality is Bad for the Poor

It has been argued that inequality should be of little concern in poor countries on the grounds that (1) absolute poverty in terms of consumption (or income) is the overriding issue in poor countries, and (2) the only thing that really matters to reducing absolute income poverty is the rate of econo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ravallion, Martin
Format: Publications & Research
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/6200517/inequality-bad-poor
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8625