Open AccessChanges in Poverty and Income Inequality in Pakistan during the 1970s
Author(s) -
Hans de Kruijk,
Myrana Van Leeuwen
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v24i3-4pp.407-422
Subject(s) - poverty , inequality , development economics , china , immigration , economic inequality , economics , sri lanka , demographic economics , socioeconomics , economic growth , geography , mathematical analysis , mathematics , tanzania , archaeology
According to Paul Streeten [101, the relationship betweenpoverty eradication and reducing income inequalities is still anunsettled question. He mentions empirical studies of eleven countries.In ten of these countries, poverty and inequality move in the samedirection, both increasing (Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia) or both declining(Korea, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Costa Rica, Yugoslavia, China and Israel).The only exception is perhaps Kuwait, where poverty (of Kuwaiticitizens, but not of the large group of immigrant workers) has beenreduced, while inequality has increased (explanation: oilwealth).