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    Inequality of opportunity for income in five countries of Africa

    Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme, 2008
    Apart from South Africa, which is still recovering from decades of apartheid rule, the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa is not generally considered to be a region marked by high inequality. Poor data availability has further hampered the study of African inequality.
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    Law and poverty: the legal system and poverty reduction

    Comparative Research Programme on Poverty, 2008
    Poverty tends to be considered as an economic subject area rather than a legal one. And yet, a society’s distribution of income and opportunity is the outcome of its legal system which may encourage or fail to prevent various forms of marginalisation.
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    The measurement of inequality of opportunity: theory and an application to Latin America

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2008
    What part of the inequality observed in a particular country is due to unequal opportunities rather than to differences in individual efforts or luck? Economists are increasingly attempting to understand the extent to which inequalities of opportunity affect a country’s economic performance and poverty outcomes.
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    Regional inequality in China: an overview

    Poverty, inequality and development research at Cornell University, 2008
    This document brings together a selection of papers carrying out a systematic investigation into the nature and evolution of regional inequality in China. It contains a brief conceptual consideration of spatial inequality, reports on what has been happening globally, and discusses trends in regional inequality and policy responses to these trends.
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    Unity in diversity: governance adaptation in multilateral trade institutions through South-South coalition building

    South Centre, 2008
    This paper from the South Centre is concerned with the widening development gap in the setting of new international policy regimes and a changing global economic environment. Global income inequality matters for economic and social stability but also it affects how global economic governance structures function.
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    Literature review on social exclusion in the ESCWA region

    Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, 2007
    Focusing on the economic and social commission for western Asia (ESCWA), this review contains an overview and analysis of the concept of social exclusion.
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    Social issues under economic transformation and integration in Vietnam, Volume 1

    Vietnam Development Forum, 2008
    Fast growth and integration has intensified social problems in Vietnam. New problems have also arisen. Rapidly urbanising areas are experiencing issues with street children, prostitution, and HIV/AIDS epidemic transmission. Nationally there are problems in the education system and social welfare, rising inequality, and in elderly populations.
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    Political transition, corruption, and income inequality in Third-Wave Democracies

    Afrobarometer, 2007
    This paper examines the effect of democratisation on income inequality in third-wave democracies. Using data from the World Income Inequality Database, this paper shows that income inequality has risen sharply in almost every third-wave democracy.
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    Social stability as the key to sustainable growth: transition to democracy and a system in line with international norms needed

    Japan Center for Economic Research, 2008
    This Brief examines some challenges that China may face after the Beijing Olympics in August. The Games could represent a turning point for its economic, political and social life. In order to keep its high economic growth rate in the medium and long run, China must improve both structural reforms and economic and social equality.
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    Effects of initial inequality of incomes on speed of economic growth and poverty reduction

    US Agency for International Development, 2007
    This article discusses the ongoing debate about the relationships among economic growth, inequality, and poverty and gives policy recommendations on the way forward. The article mentions the strong consensus from this debate: that sustained rapid growth is essential for rapid poverty reduction.

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