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Income Distribution in East Asian Developing Countries: an update

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  • Medhi Krongkaew

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This paper portrays recent trends in income distribution in eight countries of the developing East and Southeast Asian region. The available data indicate that the distribution of income in the more developed Asian NIEs, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan, has tended to become more unequal in recent years. The ASEAN‐4 countries offer an interesting contrast. With the exception of Thailand, the distributions of income in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have shown a trend towards greater equality. The experiences of the East Asian developing countries have demonstrated that sustained GDP growth with full employment could be a most favourable factor explaining the reduction of inequality.

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  • Medhi Krongkaew, 1994. "Income Distribution in East Asian Developing Countries: an update," Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, The Crawford School, The Australian National University, vol. 8(2), pages 58-73, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:apacel:v:8:y:1994:i:2:p:58-73
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8411.1994.tb00094.x
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    1. Helen Hughes, 1995. "Why Have East Asian Countries Led Economic Development?," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 71(1), pages 88-104, March.
    2. Jorge Garcia Garcia & Lana Soelistianingsih, 1998. "Why Do Differences in Provincial Incomes Persist in Indonesia?," Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(1), pages 95-120.
    3. Ragayah Haji Mat Zin, 2005. "Income Distribution in East Asian Developing Countries: recent trends," Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, The Crawford School, The Australian National University, vol. 19(2), pages 36-54, November.
    4. Jorge Garcia Garcia, 2000. "Indonesia's Trade and Price Interventions: Pro-Java and Pro-Urban," Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(3), pages 93-112.
    5. Facundo Alvaredo & Leonardo Gasparini, 2013. "Recent Trends in Inequality and Poverty in Developing Countries," CEDLAS, Working Papers 0151, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.

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