Shared prosperity : concepts, data, and some policy examples (English)

"Shared prosperity" has become a common phrase in the development policy discourse. This short paper provides its most widely used operational definition -- the growth rate in the average income of the poorest 40 percent of a country's population -- and describes its origins. The paper discusses how this notion relates to well-established concepts and social indicators, including social welfare, poverty, inequality, and mobility, and reviews some...

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Ferreira,Francisco H. G.;

Galasso,Emanuela;

Negre,Mario;
Document Date
2018/05/22
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS8451
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2018/05/22
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Disclosed
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Shared prosperity : concepts, data, and some policy examples
Keywords
development policy

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Ferreira,Francisco H. G.; Galasso,Emanuela; Negre,Mario.

Shared prosperity : concepts, data, and some policy examples (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8451 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/881491526993639155

Shared prosperity : concepts, data, and some policy examples (English)

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