Inequality
- Addressing inequalities beween Muslim and non-Muslim communities
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This paper looks at inequalities between Muslim and non-Muslim communities in the world. Horizontal inequalities adverse to Muslims are widespread. This has led to violent unrest in some cases. Inequalities between Muslims and non-Muslims need to be reduced both within and between countries.
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Does informal work lead to formal employment in Egypt?
- ( J. Wahba / Economic Research Forum, Egypt , 2009)
- In the last few decades, the informal sector has played a major role in many of the Least Developed Countries’ labour markets. This is partly because employment in the informal economy tends to ...
- Reasons for high localisation of inequality in Mozambique
- ( C. Rosário;I. Tvedten;M. Paulo / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2009)
- The objective of this study on poverty in Mozambique is to support the government in monitoring and evaluating the ongoing "Action Plan for the Reduction of Absolute Poverty". The paper focu...
- World inequality: clarifying concepts
- ( B. Milanovic / Princeton University Library , 2005)
- There are three concepts of world inequality that need to be sharply distinguished, as they are often confused. This report does just that. ...
- Tools to operationalise pro-poor growth
- ( A. McKay / Department for International Development, UK , 2005)
- How to make pro-poor growth a reality? This report is part of a larger programme that aims to provide better advice to governments on policies that facilitate the participation of poor people in the g...
- Unhealthy because of inequities in our daily life
- ( World Health Organization , 2008)
- Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age. These are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local le...
Poverty reduction in spite of less growth? Lessons from Brazil
- ( N. Kakwani;M. Neri;H.H. Son / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) , 2009)
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Known since the 1960s as one of the most unequal countries in the world, poverty and inequality in Brazil have recently declined in spite of negative growth. What factors explai...
- Is there a trade-off between poverty and inequality?
- ( M. Ravallion / World Bank Publications , 2005)
- When inequality rises, does poverty also rise? This paper examines this question using both absolute and relative measures of inequality. Relative inequality is based on ratios - the higher the ratio...
- Combining income-per-capita and inequality into one measure
- ( A. Shaikh;A. Ragab / International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth , 2008)
- Does GDP per capita (or the average wealth per person in a country) reflect the amount of wealth that the vast majority of the individuals have? This briefing argues that this is not the case, as aver...
- For sustainable growth, the pattern of growth matters
- ( A. McKay;A. Sumner / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2008)
- Conventional wisdom is that growth is the most important and maybe the easiest driver of poverty reduction. This briefing argues that various factors influence the magnitude of the poverty reduction t...
- Economic policy should aim to reduce inequalities
- ( R. van der Hoeven / Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands , 2008)
- The importance of reducing inequities has become widely recognised as necessary for development. Yet a coherent set of policies to address income inequality has not. This speech reviews various t...
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