The politics of economic inequality in developing countries / Philip Nel.
Material type: TextSeries: International political economy seriesPublisher: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008Description: viii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0230537790
- 9780230537798
- 330.91724 22
- HC59.7 .N337 2008
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 330.91724 NEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A427522B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-197) and index.
Introduction : developing countries and odious inequality -- Explaining odious inequality -- The evolution of economic inequality in the periphery, 1500-1999 -- Democratization to the rescue? -- The consequences of inequality -- Conclusions : local inequalities, global responsibilities -- Appendix A : sample countries and summary statistics on estimated household income inequality Gini index score -- Appendix B : the relationship between regime change and economic inequality in selected countries, 1960-1999 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
"Inequalities of wealth and income have a significant impact for the achievement of economic, political and human development in developing counties. This book argues that a high level of economic inequality undermines a country's growth potential, retards the development of social capital, and encourages corruption."--Publisher description.
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