1st Edition

Measuring Inequality A Methodological Handbook

By Philip B. Coulter Copyright 1989
    216 Pages
    by Routledge

    216 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book provides a virtual encyclopedia of the logic, procedures, performance characteristics, interpretation, and applications of inequality measures. It seeks to integrate the principles of inequality theory and statistical measurement techniques to facilitate better analysis of inequality. .

    1. Distribution in Social Science 2. Inequality Theory 3. Indexes Based on the Deviations Model 4. Indexes Based on the Combinatorics Model 5. Indexes Based on the Entropy Model 6. Indexes Based on the Social Welfare Model 7. Intergroup Indexes: Inequality, Segregation, and Interaction 8. Indexes of Inequity 9. Summary and Conclusions