Bernardo Rangel Sada

On average, and taking into account population size, income inequality increased by 11 per cent in developing countries between 1990 and 2010. A significant majority of households in developing countries – more than 75 percent of the population – are living today in societies where income is more unequally distributed than it was in the 1990s. Evidence shows that, beyond a certain threshold, inequality harms growth and poverty reduction, the quality of relations in the public and political spheres and individuals’ sense of fulfilment and self-worth...