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development and thus reinforces spatial inequality in levels of living. In the last part of the paper I discuss measures of social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740326
slight mitigation of inter-city inequality of levels of living. But within the considered set of cities we can observe groups … identify the main factors that determine the spatial trends in inequality in levels of living. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075826
Canada has long been characterized by significant regional disparities. Such inequalities can create and exacerbate regional tensions and lead to demands for further redistribution of wealth. The objective of this study is to report on the current state of provincial differences in twenty-five...
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This paper exploits the tax records to analyze the geography of income inequality in Italy. In 2011, the Gini … coefficient, the most common measure of inequality, was 40 per cent at national level. In the South it was 3 percentage points …. Inequality is also greater in major metropolitan areas. The Gini index has been increasing during the Great Recession. This …
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empirical literature on regional inequality in China it investigates whether or not the dynamic economic growth in China has … disparities in terms of the relative size of population affected are then taken into account in the analysis of inequality in …
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development and thus reinforces spatial inequality in levels of living. In the last part of the paper I discuss measures of social …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011397367
Differences in geopolitical regions of Nigeria are not debatable. However, there is no clear consensus on the dimension of these disparities. In this paper, claims of geopolitical region disparities in labor market outcomes are investigated using survey data from Nigeria between 1996-1999. Both...
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slight mitigation of inter-city inequality of levels of living. But within the considered set of cities we can observe groups … identify the main factors that determine the spatial trends in inequality in levels of living. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011400057
trends of poverty and inequality in Indonesia with a particular focus on the decentralisation period from 2001 to 2010.The … was prior to the Asian economic crisis. In contrast, consumption inequality has increased during the same period. New … estimates of growth and inequality elasticity of poverty suggest that this rising inequality has been offsetting the positive …
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Food insecurity remains a vital concern in Kenya. Vulnerable members of the population, such as children, the elderly, marginalised ethnic minorities, and low-income households, are disproportionately affected by food insecurity. Following the pioneering work of Sen, which examined exposure to...
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