The Politics of Economic Inequality in Developing Countries

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Nel
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Inequality

Dynamics of Child Mortality Inequality

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 348-352
Author(s):  
Tom S. Vogl
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
Child Death ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Mortality Decline ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Household Surveys ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
Mortality Inequality

Half a century of economic research asks how economic inequality evolves during aggregate economic progress. I extend this literature to quantify inequality in the incidence of child death across mothers and study its evolution during aggregate mortality decline. Data from 238 household surveys in 79 developing countries show that as child mortality falls in aggregate, it becomes more unequally distributed across mothers.

scholarly journals BRIDGING ECONOMIC INEQUALITY GAP IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A DIAGNOSIS OF OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF UGANDA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Daniel Wandera Clief Naku
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Gini Coefficient ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Government

Purpose: Economists argue that a nation will never survive morally or economically when so few have so much, while so many have so little. In the context of Uganda where the level of economic inequality is high as revealed by the present gini coefficient of 0.42, the purpose of this paper was to explore obstacles making it difficult to bridge economic inequality in the country and the possible opportunities that could be capitalized on so as to bridge this gap. Methodology: The study employed an extended literature review to explore the state of economic inequality in Uganda, the obstacles to dealing with the problem of economic inequality and the possible opportunities for addressing economic inequality in Uganda Findings: Study findings show that economic inequality in Uganda is a chronically growing problem that will need more than just policies and regulations to deal with it. In this regard, political will and commitment by both the government of Uganda and its citizens are essential factors in this struggle. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The paper recommends that the political will and commitment of the prevailing leadership and policy makers in Uganda will be vital in bridging economic inequality gap in the country.  

Influence of technological innovations on economic inequality in developed and developing countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 595
Author(s):  
Valeria D. Dmitrieva ◽  
Anna I. Yakovleva ◽  
Valeriy V. Glebov ◽  
Ekaterina P. Petukhova ◽  
Aleksey V. Shpakov
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Technological Innovations

scholarly journals Capitalism and COVID-19: Crisis at the Crossroads

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Mansoob Murshed
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Liberal Democracy ◽  
Golden Age ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Paradigm Shifts ◽  
Capitalist System

AbstractExistential threats, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have historically engendered intellectual paradigm shifts, and even systemic transformations in the economy and polity. This paper focuses on two inter-related phenomena: rising economic inequality and the diminution of liberal democracy, a feature common to both developed and developing countries set in the context of a ubiquitous and globalized capitalism. In the post-pandemic world, we need to harness the positive dimensions of the powerful capitalist system to lower inequality and build a newer world akin to an earlier golden age of capitalism.

scholarly journals Does more (or less) lead to violence? Application of the relative deprivation hypothesis on economic inequality-induced conflicts

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (68) ◽  
pp. 53-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nemanja Džuverovic
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Relative Deprivation ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Models Of Development ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
New Models ◽  
Violent Conflicts

Abstract This article employs the relative deprivation theory in order to explain the formation of violent conflicts induced by an increase in economic inequality. By using the frustration-aggression hypothesis, the author attempts to illustrate how the rise in inequality, caused by changed economic structure, can be transformed into violence, often accompanied by material and human casualties. In addition to the theoretical framework, the article relies on empirical studies carried out by using relative deprivation as a starting point. Finally, the author observes indications that inequality-induced conflicts could soon take place in developed and developing countries, which is why new models of development and economic policies must be implemented and thus used as conflict-preventing mechanisms.

Influence of technological innovations on economic inequality in developed and developing countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Aleksey V. Shpakov ◽  
Ekaterina P. Petukhova ◽  
Valeria D. Dmitrieva ◽  
Anna I. Yakovleva ◽  
Valeriy V. Glebov
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Inequality ◽  
Technological Innovations

Slowdown of monetary inequality reduction in developing countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Bracco ◽  
Leonardo Gasparini ◽  
Luciana Galeano ◽  
Mariela Pistorio
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Gini Coefficient ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Economic Inequality

This article documents the level and trends of monetary inequality in developing countries based on PovcalNet data, up to the year 2015. On average, during the first half of the 2010s, in inequality declined in developing economies, although it did so at a substantially lower rate as compared to the 2000s. The current average Gini coefficient is higher than that of the early 1980s, a fact illustrative of the complex obstacles societies face in their pursuit of reducing economic inequality.

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