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The colonial legacy: Income inequality in former British African colonies
Atkinson, A.B. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014
This paper examines the distribution of top incomes in 15 former British colonies in Africa, drawing on evidence available from income tax records. It seeks to throw light on the position of colonial elites during the period of British rule. Just how uneq
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010766014
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Concentration among the Rich
Atkinson, A.B. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006
definition of a poverty line at the other end of the distribution. It then considers what can be learned about the proportion …
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