"Wherever there is great property, there is great inequality. For one very rich
man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes
the indigence of the many". (Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and the
Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Book 5, Part II)
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- U.S. economic inequality, poverty, social exclusion and corruption
- Economic inequality,
poverty, and social exclusion in Latin America
- Economic Inequality,
Poverty, Social Exclusion and Corruption in China
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| 1.-172 free market economies. GDP as % of total. 1960-65-70-75 |
| 2.-172 free market economies. GDP as % of total. 1980-85-90-92 |
| 3.-204 economies: GDP/Population/Income per capita - 1992 |
| 4.-Net Factor Payments to Abroad. All economies. 1960 to 1992 |
| 5.-Value added per worker: mining and manufacturing, 1991 |
| 6.-Value added per worker: agriculture, 1991 |
| 7.-Value added per worker: services, 1991 |
| 8.-Value added per worker: all sectors (agriculture as 1.0), 1991 |
| UNDP: Human Development Reports |
K. Watkins: Globalization and Liberalization: Implications for Poverty,
Distribution
and Inequality, 1997 |
| R. H. Wade: The rising inequality of
world income distribution, 2001 |
S. Cox
(31 July 2003)
...In the U.S.A...from 1979 to 1997, the average annual income of the top 1% (after taxes)
increased by 157%, or $414,000 in 1997 dollars. Over the same period, the income of the
poorest 20% fell by $100.
Astronomical incomes |
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