Income Distribution in Less Developed Countries

✍ Scribed by R. M. Sundrum

• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 342
• Edition: Reprint
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This is a major book in a key area of development economics. It gives a comprehensive survey of the link between income distribution and the growth of national income, bringing out major patterns and trends, and concluding that there is still considerable scope for growth with equity in LDCs.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Tables......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
Statistical data on income distribution......Page 30
Measurement of income inequality and poverty......Page 51
Cross-sectional patterns of income distribution......Page 86
Historical changes in income distribution......Page 126
Dynamics of income distribution......Page 143
Introduction to Part II......Page 156
Theories of income distribution......Page 175
Incomes from land: land distribution and rent......Page 192
Incomes from labour: wages and employment......Page 209
Incomes from capital: interest and profits......Page 229
The structure of production and income distribution......Page 241
Conclusions of Part II......Page 260
The policy objectives......Page 274
Regulation of markets......Page 287
Redistributive policies......Page 305
Bibliography and author index......Page 327
Subject index......Page 337