Inequality adjusted growth rates in Latin America

被引:3
作者
Angeriz, Alvaro [1 ]
Arestis, Philip [2 ,3 ]
Chakravarty, Shanti P. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ London, Sch Business & Management, London E1 4NS, England
[2] Univ Cambridge, Dept Land Econ, Cambridge CB3 9EP, England
[3] Univ Basque Country, Dept Appl Econ 5, San Sebastian, Spain
[4] Bangor Univ, Sch Business, Bangor LL57 2DG, Gwynedd, Wales
关键词
economic growth; distributional effects; Latin America; distribution-sensitive index; POVERTY; LIBERALIZATION;
D O I
10.1093/cjres/rsq035
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
Doubts have been raised about the benefits to an economy with high rates of GDP growth without at the same time accounting for distributional effects. This difference arises from the emphasis by some on the mean income, while others are concerned with the distribution around the mean. This paper assesses the per capita income that would be needed, if income were equally distributed to reach the same level of welfare, which is available from current distribution of the per capita GDP. This approach allows for the combination of both growth and distribution in ranking the success of some Latin American countries in their attempt to raise the living standard of the population.
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页数:14
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