Income Distribution in Less Developed Countries - 9780415079716

Taylor & Francis

Bridges the gap between the statistical and the theoretical literature on income distribution in an attempt to make clearer what the underlying trends are and to make recommendations of the sort of policies which can provide growth with equity. > This is a major book in a key area of development economics. It gives a comprehensive survey of the link between income distribution and the growth of national income, bringing out major patterns and trends, and concluding that there is still considerable scope for growth with equity in LDCs. > 1. Introduction Part I: The Statistical Approach\n2. Statistical Data on Income Distribution 3. Measurement of Income Inequality and Poverty 4. Cross Sectional Patterns of Income Distribution 5. Historical Changes in Income Distribution 6. Dynamics of Income Distribution Part II: The Analytical Framework\n7. Introduction to Part II 8. Theories of Income Distribution 9. Income from Land: Land Distribution and Rent 10. Incomes from Labour: Wl