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Unit 3.4(1) Economics of inequality and poverty

This page covers the difference between equality and equity, how to measure inequality, the meaning of poverty, how to measure the causes of inequality and poverty, and the impact of income and wealth inequality. Equality in economics means economic outcomes are the same for different people in society. Income distribution is how income generated by a country's economic activity is shared among the country’s...

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