| Autor institucional : | UNICEF Social Policy |
| Autor/Autores: | Isabel Ortiz and Matthew Cummins |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| Alcance geográfico: | Mundial |
| Publicado en: | Regional |
| Descargar: | Descargar PDF |
| Resumen: | This working paper: (i) provides an overview of global, regional and national income inequalities based on the latest distribution data from the World Bank, UNU-WIDER and Eurostat; (ii) discusses the negative implications of rising income inequality for development; (iii) calls for placing equity at the center of development in the context of the United Nations development agenda; (iv) describes the likelihood of inequalities being exacerbated during the global economic crisis; (v) advocates for urgent policy changes at national and international levels to ensure a “Recovery for All”; and, (vi) to serve as a general reference source, Annex 2 provides a summary of the most up-to-date income distribution and inequality data for 141 countries. |
