A More or Less Unequal World? World Income Distribution in the 20th Century

A more or less unequal world ? World income distribution in the 20 th century Bob Sutcliffe

The Aesthetics of the Machine in the 20th Century Art based on Don Ihde’s Ideas

The increasing growth of technology in the twentieth century has brought about profound developments in the relations between man and the world. These developments, which included large industries and automatic and semi-automatic machines, necessitated the question of technology not only by intellectuals, but also by artists. Thus, different approaches to technology were formed, all of which we...

The size distribution of income among world citizens : 1820 - 1990 1

This paper investigates the evolution of the size distribution of income among world citizen during a period extending practically over the last two centuries. Estimations of the distribution for the historical period are based on Maddison’s population and GDP per capita estimates on one hand and on rough estimates and/or simple assumptions about the distribution of income within countries or g...

A short episodic history of income distribution in Argentina

In this paper, we use tax and household survey data to assess the history of income distribution in Argentina since the beginning of the 20th century. Until the 1970s, the country experienced a fall in inequality in spite of lower income growth. Since then, inequality has generally increased possibly as a result of largescale shocks such as macroeconomic crises and reform attempts, resulting in...

Investigating the Relationship between Health Expenditures and Human Development Index: A Cross Country Analysis

Abstract Background: In recent decades, the human development index has become one of the most practical indicators for measuring the level of development in countries. There are several factors that affect the human development index, including health expenditures that increase human development along with manpower and physical capital. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect ...