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When measured in relative terms, global inequality has been decreasing. However, in absolute terms it has been increasing. What does this mean for analysing and addressing inequality? While it remains vital to continue reducing the global incidence of poverty, inequality has risen both in...
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Inequality
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– A general approach with application to South Africa
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Inequality
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– Analyzing income distribution changes for the case of Mexico
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Inequality
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– Relatively lower, absolutely higher
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Inequality
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– Two definitions of a vulnerability line and their empirical application
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Inequality
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– Patterns of polarization in Nigeria
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Inequality
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– Measurement, trends, impacts and policies
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Inequality
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– Measurement, trends, impacts and policies
Many low- and middle-income countries are achieving good rates of economic growth, while high inequality remains a priority concern. Some countries meanwhile have low growth, high inequality, and pervasive poverty—often linked to their fragility. There is now active debate on how countries should...
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Davies et al. (2008, 2011) provided the first estimates of the global distribution of wealth, using 2000 as the benchmark year. These estimates have been revised and updated since 2010, and the purpose of this paper is to explain the ways in which the estimation methodology has evolved and improved...
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– An ordinal approach
In order to understand whether a reduction in overall poverty has improved the situations of the poorest, it is crucial to distinguish them from the moderately poor population. In this paper, we explore the mechanisms to distinguish subsets of the poor in a multidimensional counting framework. We...
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This paper sets out to investigate the wellbeing of women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It undertakes spatial and temporal comparisons of women’s wellbeing using data from the Demographic and Health Survey and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey. Using the multidimensional first...
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The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class
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– A Harbinger of Political Change?
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The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class
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The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class
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– Implications for Food System Transformation
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The Political Economy of Africa's Emergent Middle Class
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