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This study examines the trajectory of global income inequality since 1981. Commonly used (relative) definitions indicate a decline in global inequality since the late 1980s. Looking ahead, it has been intuited that the influence of China's economic development — and that of other rapidly growing...
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The study analyses trends in global income distribution since 1950 using a new companion WIID dataset with standardized country income percentiles. It investigate the robustness of these trends with respect to key data choices, as well as the degree to which the inequality trend depends on specific...
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– Accounting for inequality changes in Spain during the recession
The author discusses a new approach which decomposes inequality into the contributions of population groups by income sources. The author estimates a matrix with rows and columns which indicate different population groups and income sources, respectively, with each element indicating the marginal...
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– Towards a Renewed Perspective on the City
This article argues for a more systemic engagement with Latin American cities, contending that it is necessary to reconsider their unity in order to nuance the ‘fractured cities’ perspective that has widely come to epitomize the contemporary urban moment in the region. It begins by offering an...
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– African Development in an Urban World
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African Development in an Urban World
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African Development in an Urban World
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– Some Policy Implications of Geography
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African Development in an Urban World
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African Development in an Urban World
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– Implications for Urban Development in Nigeria
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African Development in an Urban World
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African Development in an Urban World
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African Development in an Urban World
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– Urban Governance and the Politics of Popular Livelihoods in Nigeria
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African Development in an Urban World
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– Building and Belonging in African Cities
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African Development in an Urban World
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African Development in an Urban World
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