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0 marksEconomics of Growth and Development › Poverty, inequality and human development › Inequality, growth and the Kuznets curveModerateabout 1 min

JNU SIS 2020 Question 19: Poverty, inequality and human development

The conjecture that inequality first increases with development, then decreases with further development, has been :

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This question is on Inequality, growth and the Kuznets curve, part of Poverty, inequality and human development in Economics of Growth and Development.

How inequality is thought to change as an economy develops.

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