Inequality of opportunity : what it is, how it can be measured, and why it matters -- A human opportunity index for … children -- Uses and policy applications of the human opportunity index -- Inequality of economic opportunity in seven Latin … American countries -- Inequality of opportunity in educational achievement in five Latin American countries. …

positively with impartiality and justice, economists understand equality as an idealistic and unattainable goal often linked to …, economic studies on inequality in outcome mostly take into account the results of actions and conditions such as unequal … efficient welfare states and lessons learnt, discussed the task of formulating policies that foster both efficiency and …

that it is also a relevant concept for positive models of the links between distribution and aggregate efficiency …. Persuasive microeconomic evidence suggests that inequalities in wealth, power, and status have efficiency costs. These variables … the cross-country literature on income inequality and growth may have been barking up the wrong tree, and that alternative …

"It has been argued that inequality should be of little concern in poor countries on the grounds that (1) absolute …). He argues that there are a number of ways in which the extent of inequality in a society, and how it evolves over time …

Inequality in South Asia appears to be moderate when looking at standard indicators such as the Gini index, which are … one end to lack of access to the most basic services at the other. Which prompts the question: How bad is inequality in … South Asia? And why would that matter? This book takes a comprehensive look at the extent, nature, and drivers of inequality …

of chronic poverty, entrenched income inequality, and most troubling one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in the …

Reducing poverty and inequality continues to be an important national priority in Namibia. Vision 2030 - the country …

the large emerging market economies. Section two focuses on inequality of opportunity in South Africa. For the first time …, using innovative techniques, this section presents an analysis of the interlinked inequality of opportunities for children … and for access to employment. Every society has a degree of inequality of outcomes that reflects differences in innate …