Inequality in the world. The emergence of a political idea in the 20th century
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Rémi Genevey, Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, Laurence Tubiana (eds.), Reducing Inequalities. 2013p. 61 - 74
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Controversial indicators of standards of living lie at the heart of inequality issues. A history of international comparisons of living conditions shows that these indicators definitely help change how the world is seen ...Leer más >
Controversial indicators of standards of living lie at the heart of inequality issues. A history of international comparisons of living conditions shows that these indicators definitely help change how the world is seen and whether human rights are recognized. By putting everyone into a space of equivalence that enables quantification, statistics serve as new tools for generating discussion about the reconfiguration of power relationships.< Leer menos
Palabras clave en inglés
Measure of standard of living
Inequality
Poverty
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