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...

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 povertyand income inequality. It documents the negative correlations between both poverty and inequality...

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...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the paperback edition -- Foreword to the English Edition -- INTRODUCTION. Globalization and Inequality -- CHAPTER 1. Global Inequality -- APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 1. Detailed Evidence on the Recent Changes in Global Inequality -- CHAPTER 2. Are Countries Becoming...