HUMANITY DIVIDED Confronting inequality in Developing Countries презентация

Programme Support, UNDP
Dialogue on Inequality, Istanbul
21 January 2015

Eastern Europe and the CIS and 13% in the Asia the Pacific

Meanwhile, it fell in both Sub-Saharan Africa by 7% and in the Latin America and Caribbean region by 5%.

Source: UNDP, Humanity Divided

saw inequality rise. And not every country with below average growth saw inequality fall.

In the last 20 years, of 24 developing countries with above average growth (3% or more), 11 countries experienced an increase in inequality but 13 countries were able to maintain or lower inequality.

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of countries, taxes and transfers had an inequality reducing effect.

The average redistributive impact of taxes and transfers was 11% in Upper-Middle Income countries, 4% in Lower-Middle and 3% in Low-Income countries.

Yet, country experiences vary widely. Even among low and lower middle income countries there are cases where taxes and transfer reduce inequality by more than 30%

Source: UNDP, Humanity Divided

higher by more than 50% for children in the bottom wealth quintile as compared to children in the top wealth quintile, in all regions

Women from the bottom wealth quintile are up to 9 times more likely to be malnourished compared to women from the top wealth quintile

Source: UNDP, Humanity Divided

years of education increased, on average, from 82% in 1990 to 91% in 2010.  
The global ratio of F/M employment rates rose from 62% in 1990 to 70% in 2010.

Exception:
Worsening job segregation in industrial sector.
Wage gaps remain large and widening in many countries.

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GENDER INEQUALITY

improvements.
Closing educational gaps not sufficient in order to achieve gender equality. 
Gaps in political representation remain wide. Public policy does not reflect women’s life conditions and perspective in allocation of resources.

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GENDER INEQUALITY