Contents 9
Contents Page Preface 5 Explanatory notes
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Overview 19
I.
Recent trends in economic inequality
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Trends in global economic inequality
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Recent patterns of inequality within countries
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- Trends and patterns in income inequality
27
- Other dimensions of economic inequality
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- Growth and inequality: policies matter
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- The power of redistribution
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Conclusion 37
II.
Annex to Chapter 1: Data and indicators of economic inequality
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Inequality in key aspects of well-being
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Health inequalities: Life expectancy at birth, child mortality and nutrition
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Inequalities in education 46 Spatial inequalities 54 - Disparities between urban and rural areas
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- An enduring rural-urban divide?
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- Disparities within urban areas
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Conclusion 59