Publication

Feb 2009

This brief distinguishes between inequality and polarization measurement to clarify why economic growth does not always translate into human development. It argues that policy recommendations based on polarization measures will differ from those based on conventional inequality measures, and are likely to be more nuanced.

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Author Milo Vandemoortele
Series ODI Briefing Papers
Issue 47
Publisher Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Copyright © 2009 Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
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