The Contribution of Income Components to Income Inequality in South Africa: A Decomposable Gini Analysis

Murray Leibbrandt, C.D. Woolard and I.D. Woolard
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Ingrid Woolard

Working Papers from World Bank - Living Standards Measurement

Abstract: Households in developing countries adopt livelihood strategies that often rely on income from a diversity of sources. From a policy perspective it therefore becomes important to understand the relative importance of income sources in driving inter-household inequality and poverty.

Keywords: POVERTY; SOUTH AFRICA; INCOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL JUSTICE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D60 D63 I30 I31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 1996
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