Globalisation and inequality
In this study, we examine whether global inequality has increased or decreased during the period from the 1960s until 1998.Participants Kjetil Telle
Henrik Wiig
Is globalisation a process that creates winners and losers, and thus leads to greater inequality? Such arguments are frequently heard in the public debate, and they are supported by some reports published by, among others, the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). In this study, we examine whether global inequality has increased or decreased during the period from the 1960s until 1998. Our conclusion is that on the whole, global inequality between countries has decreased during this period. This applies to the analysis of income gaps, and the analysis of some indicators of living standards.
Funding
Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Publications
- Melchior, Arne , Kjetil Telle, Henrik Wiig (2000). Globalisering og ulikhet - verdens inntektsfordeling og levestandard, 1960-1998. Oslo, Utenriksdepartementet. 126 pages. Rapport 6a:2000 . Denne studien undersøker om det har blitt mer eller mindre global ulikhet i perioden fra 1960-tallet til 1998.
- Melchior, Arne , Kjetil Telle, Henrik Wiig (2000). Globalisation and Inequality: World Income Distribution and Living Standards, 1960-1998. Oslo, Utenriksdepartementet. 42 pages. Studies on Foreign Policy Issues, Report 6B: 2000. This study examines whether global inequality has increased or decreased during the period from the 1960s until 1998.
- Melchior, Arne
(2001). Global Income Inequality: Perceptions, facts and unresolved issues,
World Economics, vol. 2, no. 3
.Oxford,The Oxford Institute for Economic Policy.p. 87-108. [Full-text version] [url] - Melchior, Arne , Kjetil Telle
(2001). Global Income Distribution 1965-98: Convergence and Marginalisation,
Forum for Development Studies, vol. 28, no. 1
.Oslo,NUPI.p. 75-98. [Full-text version] [url]
