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The politics of economic inequality in developing countries / Philip Nel.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: International political economy seriesPublisher: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008Description: viii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0230537790
  • 9780230537798
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.91724 22
LOC classification:
  • HC59.7 .N337 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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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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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