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Poverty and inequality

In: Handbook of Globalisation and Development

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  • David A. Clark
  • Shailaja Fennell
  • David Hulme

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Poverty and inequality are complex social phenomena that can be defined in different ways and framed in terms of three overarching ‘meta-dimensions’ – depth (or severity), breadth (or multidimensionality) and duration (or persistence). Few concepts or measures come close to capturing the full complexity of these phenomena and some approaches even allow for a certain amount of imprecision in their specification. The relationship between poverty and inequality is also complex and varies across time and geographical space. As globalisation has gathered pace, economic growth has been associated with both reductions in global poverty and greater disparities in wealth.

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  • David A. Clark & Shailaja Fennell & David Hulme, 2017. "Poverty and inequality," Chapters, in: Kenneth A. Reinert (ed.), Handbook of Globalisation and Development, chapter 27, pages 487-512, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Biggeri, Mario & Clark, David A. & Ferrannini, Andrea & Mauro, Vincenzo, 2019. "Tracking the SDGs in an ‘integrated’ manner: A proposal for a new index to capture synergies and trade-offs between and within goals," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 628-647.

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