-----Mensagem original----- De: lbo-talk-admin at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-admin at lbo-talk.org]Em nome de Doug Henwood Enviada em: domingo, 11 de janeiro de 2004 20:07 Para: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Assunto: Re: RES: [lbo-talk] Keiretsu Capital
Alexandre Fenelon wrote:
>-On inequality data, I would like to disagree with you. While Taiwan is
less
>unequal than the USA (Ginni 32), SK is only marginally better (Ginni=36)
and
>Malaysia is almost as unequal as Latin America (Ginni=48). I will check
data
>for Thailand.
Hmm, where'd you get these numbers? Here's what I have for 1993 from Branko Milanovic at the World Bank. The figures are pretty old, but generally these things don't change too much over a decade.
Brazil 59.0 Malaysia 46.3 (49) Thailand 45.6 USA 39.4 Korea 31.0 (32) Taiwan 29.3 (33) China (urban) 27.1 (40 overall) Japan 24.3
-I got my numbers here. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_dis_of_fam_inc_gin_ind&int=-1 -Actually they are not very different from yours, except in case of South Korea, but in this case the last number I have is from 1993. I don´t remember where I got 36, but I will check. I think unequalities probably worsened in SK in the 90´s just like in every country subjected to "free market" reforms. I think the homepage of WB has more recent data, but, as you says, it didn´t change too much from what you have (except maybe in Taiwan. I got 34,5 in the Taipei times). Will bring more data as soon as possible.
Alexandre
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