Inequality in Human Development across the Globe
Permanyer, Iñaki (Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics)
Smits, Jeroen (Radboud University)

Date:	2020
Abstract:	The Human Development Index is the world's most famous indicator of the level of development of societies. A disadvantage of this index is however that only national values are available, whereas within many countries huge subnational variation in development exists. We therefore have developed the Subnational Human Development Index (SHDI), which shows within-country variation in human development across the globe. Covering more than 1600 regions within 161 countries, the SHDI and its underlying dimension indices provide a ten times higher-resolution picture of human development than previously available. The newly observed within-country variation is particularly strong in low and middle developed countries. Education disparities explain most SHDI inequality within low-developed countries and standard of living differences are most important within the more highly developed ones. Strong convergence forces operating both across and within countries have compensated the inequality enhancing force of population growth. These changes will shape the 21st century agenda of scientists and policy-makers concerned with global distributive justice.
Grants:	European Commission 637768 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad RYC-2013- 14196 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad RTI2018-096730-B-I00
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Human Development ; Global inequality ; Inequality within countries ; Inequality between countries ; Population growth ; Equity ; Sustainable Development Goals
Published in:	Population and development review, Vol. 46 Núm. 3 (2020) , p. 583-601, ISSN 1728-4457

DOI: 10.1111/padr.12343

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