3 Should Equity Be a Goal of Economic Policy?
Language:
English
Keywords:
BOOK; government; country; policy; Sen; OECD government; redistribution policy; microenterprise growth; OECD country; government policy; market reform; Income inequality; Income distribution; Personal income; Income; Sub-Saharan Africa; East Asia; Global; Africa; Eastern Europe; income level; Capital income

Abstract

Since the beginning of the 1990s, global output has grown by more than 3 percent a year, and inflation has slowed in most regions. Some groups and individuals have done better than others, however, and income disparities have grown in many countries, developed as well as developing. If economic growth and equity do not always go hand in hand, how should policymakers respond? This is one of the most pressing issues facing policymakers today.

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Cover Economic Policy and Equity
Economic Policy and Equity
Editor: Mr. Ke-young Chu, Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, and Mr. Vito Tanzi
ISBN:
9781557757883
Publication Date:
04 May 1999
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557757883.071
Pages:
308