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Basic income support grant can address extreme poverty and inequality in South Africa—economic model shows how
South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country's per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a ...
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The BIG question: Can extreme poverty, inequality in SA be addressed?
South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country’s per capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a ...
A Basic Income Support Grant Can Address Extreme Poverty And Inequality In South Africa - Economic Model Shows How
South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country's per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a ...
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Archaeologists measure and compare size of 50,000 ancient houses to learn about history of inequality
the researchers used the variable distributions of house sizes at more than 1,000 settlements to calculate a Gini coefficient for each site and conducted statistical analyses in which they ...
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Inequality isn't an inevitable aspect of society, 10,000 years of data reveals
A common measure used in modern societies is the Gini coefficient, a number between 0 and 1 where 0 represents perfect equality (everyone has the same wealth) and 1 perfect inequality (with one ...
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South Africa: A Basic Income Support Grant Can Address Extreme Poverty and Inequality in South Africa - Economic Model Shows How
The country's per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a measure of how spending from income is distributed, stands at 0.65. This puts it among countries with the most unequal distribution of ...
Inequality isn’t inevitable, according to ‘unprecedented’ archeology study
“High degrees of inequality are not inevitable in large societies,” said Feinman. “There are factors that may make it easier to happen or increase to high degrees, but these factors can be leveled off ...
Inequality Isn’t Inevitable: New Study Challenges Economic Myths
House-size data from ancient sites show that economic inequality is historically variable and shaped by human choices, not ...
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Archaeologists compared the size of 50,000 ancient houses to learn about history of inequality, they found that it's not inevitable
the researchers used the variable distributions of house sizes at more than 1000 settlements to calculate a Gini coefficient for each site conducted statistical analyses in which they examined the ...