The impact of liberalization and globalization on income inequality in developing and transitional economies

Giovanni Cornia

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Reviews trends in global inequality (between countries and within countries) during the 1980s and 1990s and analyses changes in income concentration during the first wave of globalization, 1870-1912. Finds evidence which indicates that global inequality has risen during the past two decades and that past declines in within-country inequality have been reversed since the 1980s. Explores the possible causes of these changes.

Keywords: income distribution; economic disparity; trade liberalization.; globalization; history; trend; répartition du revenu; disparité économique; libéralisation des échanges; mondialisation; histoire; tendance; distribución del ingreso; desigualdad económica; liberalización del intercambio; globalización; historia; tendencia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2003
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Working Paper: The Impact of Liberalisation and Globalisation on Income Inequality in Developing and Transitional Economies (2003)
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