Wasn't Wade's point that much of the increase in inequality was within countries rather than between them?
On Mon, Mar 04, 2002 at 06:28:13PM -0500, Doug Henwood wrote: > Ian Murray wrote: > > >However, this result comes from fast growth > >in China and India. If they are excluded this measure of > >inequality shows no obvious trend since 1980. > > Well yeah, but China and India together account for 44% of the > "developing" world's population. I can see the point of excluding > them, but still, they're not exactly footnotes to the real story. > > Doug > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
