On the impact of inequality on growth, human development, and governance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23533182 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Inês A Ferreira (0000-0001-6174-4810), Rachel M Gisselquist (0000-0003-0034-5554), Finn Tarp (0000-0002-6247-4370) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | On the impact of inequality on growth, human development, and governance (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | UNU-WIDER (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.35188/unu-wider/2021/972-3 |
| OpenAlex | W3132434947 |
| ISBN | 9789292569723 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 69 |
Countering recent rises in many countries of inequality in income and wealth is widely recognized as a major development challenge. This is so from an ethical perspective and because greater inequality is perceived to be detrimental to key development aims. Still, an informed debate on the effects of inequality requires clear evidence. This review contributes to the literature by taking stock and providing an overview of current knowledge of the impact of income inequality on three important outcomes: economic growth, health and education as two dimensions of human development, and governance, with a focus on democracy. Drawing on the insights from different disciplines and considering recent work, it reveals that existing evidence provides somewhat mixed results and argues for a need for further in-depth empirical work. It also points to explanations for the lack of consensus embedded in data quality and availability, measurement issues, and the shortcomings of the different methods employed. Finally, we point to promising future research avenues relying on experimental work for micro level analysis, more region- and country-specific studies, and reiterate the need for improvements in the availability and reliability of data.
Capability approach · Corporate governance · Democracy · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic inequality · Economics · Empirical evidence · Geography · Good governance · Human development (humanity) · Inequality · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Positive economics · Public economics · Stock (firearms) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
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Redistribution, inequality, and growth
Distribution of Income and Wealth Among Individuals
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Income Inequality and Health
Income Distribution, Market Size, and Industrialization
Economic downturns, inequality, and democratic improvements
Wealth Inequality, Educational Environment and School Enrolment
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Inequality and Economic Growth
Asset Distribution, Inequality, and Growth
World development report 2006
A Reassessment of the Relationship Between Inequality and Growth
A New Data Set Measuring Income Inequality
Growth, income distribution, and democracy
From Physical to Human Capital Accumulation
Inequality and Growth
Inequality and Growth in a Panel of Countries
Promise and Pitfalls in the Use of “Secondary” Data-Sets
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Income distribution, political instability, and investment
Unequal Societies
Democracy and Redistribution
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Inequality and Economic Growth
Education and Stratification in Developing Countries
Inequality, Democracy, and Institutions
Income inequality and health
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Institutional persistence, income inequality, and individual attitudes
Inequality and growth in advanced economies
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Growth, Inequality and Poverty
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Inequality does cause underdevelopment
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Measuring Income Inequality Across Countries and Over Time
Alternative Theories of Distribution
Determinants of Democracy
The Relativity of Decreasing Inequality Between Countries
Inequality and Democracy
Endogenous Democratization
Poverty, Inequality, and Democracy
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Inequality and Democratization
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |