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" ... among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual... "
Attacking Poverty - Page 331
2000 - 335 pages
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Key Indicators of the Labour Market

International Labour Office - 2003 - 884 pages
...curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative percentages of recipients, starting with the poorest individual...index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and the hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the...
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Global Civil Society 2004/5

Helmut K Anheier - 2004 - 448 pages
...Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual...a Gini index of zero represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality. Gross national income (GNll. Formerly known as gross...
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Situación y perspectivas de la agricultura y de la vida rural en las Américas

2004 - 275 pages
...Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual...a Gini index of zero represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality. Gross Domestic Savings % of GDP. Gross domestic savings...
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Financing Urban Shelter: Global Report on Human Settlements 2005

United Nations Human Settlements Programme - 2005 - 300 pages
...Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual...maximum area under the line. Thus, a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies absolute inequality. Gross capital formation:...
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2005 Latin America and the Caribbean Selected Economic and Social Data

David Colin - 2005 - 208 pages
...Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual...as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. As such, a Gini index of zero (0) represents perfect equality while an index of 100 implies perfect...
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World Development Indicators 2005

2005 - 439 pages
...Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual...equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area underthe line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect...
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World Development Indicators 2006

2006 - 430 pages
...received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest Individual. The Glnl Index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and...equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area underthe line. Thus a Glnl Index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an Index of 100 Implies perfect...
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Enhancing Urban Safety and Security: Global Report on Human Settlements 2007

United Nations Human Settlements Programme - 2007 - 481 pages
...Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual...maximum area under the line. Thus, a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies absolute inequality. Government effectiveness:...
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World Development Indicators 2007

2007 - 430 pages
...income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz...maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality. • Percentage share...
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World Development Indicators 2008

World Bank - 2008 - 440 pages
...income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz...maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality. • Percentage share...
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