The Taagepera-Ray Generalized Index of Concentration

Michael Smithson
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Michael Smithson: James Cook University

Sociological Methods & Research, 1979, vol. 8, issue 2, 123-142

Abstract: Some extensions are proposed of the Taagepera-Rav generalized nth power index of concentration to the multivariate case. These are compared for their relative advantages in a variety of analytical contexts. The concepts and tools used in de veloping these eextensions are then employed in the derivation of indexes for pair- wise relative inequality between owners. Finally, the problem of the relationship between inequality and concentration is approached through the development of a concentration index which measures the degree of concentration relative to the level of inequality in the resource system. These various indexes are then put through their paces in an empirical example.

Date: 1979
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