Global Inequality: Beyond the Bottom Billion – A Rapid Review of Income Distribution in 141 Countries

Isabel Ortiz and Matthew Cummins

Working papers from UNICEF,Division of Policy and Strategy

Abstract: This working paper: (i) provides an overview of global, regional and national income inequalities based on the latest distribution data from the World Bank, UNU-WIDER and Eurostat; (ii) discusses the negative implications of rising income inequality for development; (iii) calls for placing equity at the center of development in the context of the United Nations development agenda; (iv) describes the likelihood of inequalities being exacerbated during the global economic crisis; (v) advocates for urgent policy changes at national and international levels to ensure a “Recovery for All”; and, (vi) to serve as a general reference source, Annex 2 provides a summary of the most up-to-date income distribution and inequality data for 141 countries

Keywords: income inequality; income distribution; quintiles; equity; crisis recovery; development policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D3 D31 D6 D63 O1 O2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 65 pages
Date: 2011
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