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Deepak Nayyar lecture at LSE on Resurgent AsiaThe lecture will analyse the phenomenal transformation of Asia, which would have been difficult to imagine, let alone predict, fifty years ago. In doing so, it provides an analytical narrative of this remarkable story of economic development,...
Blog
Why is inequality in South Africa higher than in Germany?: Explaining income distributions with ‘decompositions’
The understanding of inequality requires the analysis of changes in income distributions across countries and over time as well as the identification of its drivers...
Economic inequality Income inequality Methodology (Economics)Panel discussion
A UNU-WIDER special panel on inequality — measurement, implications, and influencing change
Working Paper
Measuring multidimensional inequality of opportunityThis paper develops a normative approach to the measurement of ex-ante inequality of opportunity in a multidimensional setting—that is, when the individual outcome is represented by a multidimensional variable...
equality of opportunity Economic inequality multidimensional welfareLecture
Delhi School of Economics lecture on economic development in Asia, by Deepak NayyarOn 14 January Professor Deepak Nayyar will attend the Delhi School of Economics to give a lecture on ‘Economic development in Asia: Learning from half a century of transformation’. The lecture draws from his recently published book,...
Panel discussion
Asian Transformations panel discussion at India International CentreOn 23 December, Professor Deepak Nayyar, editor of Asian Transformations , led a panel discussion on the recent publication at the India International Centre in New Delhi. The book, Asian Transformations: An Inquiry into the Development of Nations...
Seminar
Erwin Bulte on participatory resource management, elite capture and local livelihoods
In the media
International media and events share lessons from Deepak Nayyar’s new book
Asia Economic transformation Gunnar Myrdal Presentation
Deepak Nayyar Resurgent Asia - Diversity in Development
Lecture
Economic development in Asia: Learning from a half-century of transformations
Working Paper
On the political and social consequences of economic inequality: Civic engagement in ColombiaThis paper investigates the impact of inequality on individual civic engagement at the community level, whether this impact persists over time, and what mechanisms may shape the relationship between inequality and civic engagement...
Civic participation Collective action ColombiaBook Chapter
Macroeconomic Perspective on DevelopmentFrom the book: Asian Transformations
Unemployment Labour market StateResearch Brief
A game of snakes and ladders with loaded dice: Socioeconomic class and poverty in South AfricaSouth Africa is often cited as the most unequal economy in the world...
Economic inequality Poverty Dynamics social stratificationJournal Article
The effect of top incomes on inequality in South AfricaThis article is currently available for early online view. South Africa exhibits extreme levels of income inequality and is ranked as one of the most unequal countries in the world...
Income distribution Economic inequality personal income taxJournal Article
Introduction to Special Issue on: ‘Inequalities in the Least Developed Countries – Some Lessons from Africa’Part of Journal Special Issue Inequalities in the least developed countries
Economic inequality Multidimensional poverty Inequality and Well-beingBlog
Measuring inequality in middle-income countriesIncome inequality is the result of complex processes with multiple interacting driving forces but understanding those drivers in emerging economies is particularly difficult because of data and analytical challenges...
Global inequality Economic inequality Top incomes