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Worlds Apart Measuring International and Global Inequality

By Branko , MILANOVIC

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN
9780691130514, 0691130515, 0691121109, 9781400840816, 1400840813
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
5 MB (4910304 bytes)
Pages
240 Seiten\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Einkommensverteilung;Globalisierung;Ungleichheit;W

Description

We are used to thinking about inequality within countries--about rich Americans versus poor Americans, for instance. But what about inequality between all citizens of the world? Worlds Apart addresses just how to measure global inequality among individuals, and shows that inequality is shaped by complex forces often working in different directions. Branko Milanovic, a top World Bank economist, analyzes income distribution worldwide using, for the first time, household survey data from more than 100 countries. He evenhandedly explains the main approaches to the problem, offers a more ...

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