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Income Distribution: Who has how much and why?

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Essential Questions

How does the Lorenz curve represent a nation’s economic distribution?
How should a nation address poverty, health- care, education?

Key Concepts

Income Distribution
Income Redistribution
Lorenz Curve
Poverty (absolute and relative)
Gini Coefficient

Helpful Websites

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTPOVERTY/EXTPA/0,,contentMDK:20238991~menuPK:492138~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:430367,00.html

http://www.sustainablemiddleclass.com/Gini-Coefficient.html

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/the-price-of-inequality-interview-with-joseph-e-stiglitz-20120625 - Noble Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz interview with Rolling Stone Magazine regarding his new book "The Price of Inequality". He was also interviewed by John Stewart on The Daily Show on July 25, 2012

Last Modified on January 22, 2018

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