Rising inequality with high growth and falling poverty (English)

Inequality is on the rise in several countries in East Asia, most notably in China. The good news is that poverty declined rapidly at the same time. The bad news is that rising inequality is contributing to social tensions and those left behind represent a significant waste of human potential. An important driver of inequality in East Asia has been the change in the sectoral composition of growth away from agriculture and toward industry and services...

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Sharma,Manohar;

Inchauste, Gabriela;

Feng,Juan;
Document Date
2011/01/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
64377
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
East Asia and Pacific,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2011/09/05
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Rising inequality with high growth and falling poverty
Keywords
rising inequality

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Sharma,Manohar; Inchauste, Gabriela; Feng,Juan.

Rising inequality with high growth and falling poverty (English). An eye on East Asia and Pacific ; no. 9 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/806131468244555162

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