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DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.04.032 |
Measuring development with inequality: How (should) aggregate indicators of development account for inequality? | |
Syrovatka, Miroslav; Schlossarek, Martin | |
2019-10-01 | |
发表期刊 | ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS |
ISSN | 0921-8009 |
EISSN | 1873-6106 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 164 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Czech Republic |
英文摘要 | The paper analyzes how inequality is accounted for in aggregate indicators of development and whether and how it should be used. The motivation behind the study stems from the renewed interest in inequality in academia, public discourse, and in global policy. First, we argue that inequality should be considered when constructing development indicators. The role of distribution in development is important both because people generally prefer lower inequality and inequality tends to have negative effects on development outcomes. Second, we analyze how ten selected development indicators account for inequality (in terms of justification, type of inequality, measure of inequality, and method of incorporation) and what the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches are. We found considerable diversity especially for inequality measures and methods of incorporation. As for the type of inequality, inequality of opportunities is considered marginally and overlapping inequalities not at all; increasing data availability opens the door for inclusion especially for the latter aspect. As most indicators suffer from insufficient methodological substantiation, we argue for increased clarity regarding why and how inequality is accounted for in development indicators. The analysis is complemented by a detailed review of treatment of inequality by the analyzed indicators (Annex). |
英文关键词 | Development indicator Aggregate indicator Composite indicator Development Well-being Inequality Measurement |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000480374500004 |
WOS关键词 | ECONOMIC-GROWTH ; COMPOSITE INDICATORS ; INCOME INEQUALITY ; SUSTAINABILITY ; INDEX ; OPPORTUNITY ; RANKINGS ; POVERTY |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Economics ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Business & Economics |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/187309 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | Palacky Univ Olomouc, Fac Sci, Dept Dev & Environm Studies, 17 Listopadu 12, Olomouc 77146, Czech Republic |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Syrovatka, Miroslav,Schlossarek, Martin. Measuring development with inequality: How (should) aggregate indicators of development account for inequality?[J]. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,2019,164. |
APA | Syrovatka, Miroslav,&Schlossarek, Martin.(2019).Measuring development with inequality: How (should) aggregate indicators of development account for inequality?.ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS,164. |
MLA | Syrovatka, Miroslav,et al."Measuring development with inequality: How (should) aggregate indicators of development account for inequality?".ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 164(2019). |
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