Income inequality and limitations of the Gini index: the case of South Africa

dc.date.accessioned	2014-11-19	en
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-17T16:48:04Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-17T16:48:04Z
dc.date.issued	2015-08-25	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-november-2014/limitations-of-gini-index	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2201
dc.description.abstract	South Africa is ranked the fourth most unequal society in the world. Recent research has shown that the Gini index as a measure of income inequality has some limitations. Margaret Chitiga, Emmanuel Sekyere and Nthabi Tsoanamatsie examine some of these flaws and their relevance to income inequality in South Africa.	en
dc.format.medium	Intranet	en
dc.subject	INCOME MOBILITY	en
dc.subject	INEQUALITY	en
dc.title	Income inequality and limitations of the Gini index: the case of South Africa	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.description.version	N	en
dc.ProjectNumber	N/A	en
dc.Volume	12(5)	en
dc.BudgetYear	2014/15	en
dc.ResearchGroup	Economic Perfomance and Development	en
dc.SourceTitle	HSRC Review	en
dc.ArchiveNumber	8411	en
dc.URL	http://ktree.hsrc.ac.za/doc_read_all.php?docid=25229	en
dc.PageNumber	9-11	en
dc.outputnumber	7147	en
dc.bibliographictitle	Chitiga, M., Owusu-Sekyere, E. & Tsoanamatsie, N. (2014) Income inequality and limitations of the Gini index: the case of South Africa. HSRC Review. 12(5):9-11. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2201	en
dc.publicationyear	2014	en
dc.contributor.author1	Chitiga, M.	en
dc.contributor.author2	Owusu-Sekyere, E.	en
dc.contributor.author3	Tsoanamatsie, N.	en