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The politics of economic inequality in developing countries [electronic resource] /

by Nel, Philip; ProQuest (Firm).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: International political economy series: Publisher: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008Description: viii, 206 p. : ill.ISBN: ; .Subject(s): Equality -- Developing countries | Developing countries -- Economic conditions | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.


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