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Inequality and Growth in a Developing Economy: Evidence from Regional Data (Spain, 1860–1930)
Julio Martinez-galarragaFrancisco J. Beltrán Tapiasubject
HistoryEconomic growthinequalityInequality060106 history of social sciencesmedia_common.quotation_subjectPopulationDemographic transitionDeveloping country:CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS [UNESCO]LiteracyKuznets curve0502 economics and businessDevelopment economicsEconomics0601 history and archaeologySocial inequality050207 economicseducationmedia_commoneducation.field_of_study05 social sciencesUNESCO::CIENCIAS ECONÓMICAS06 humanities and the artseconomic growthspain 1860–1930Income inequality metricsSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)description
ABSTRACTThis article measures inequality at the provincial level in Spain for different benchmark years between 1860 and 1930. It then empirically assesses the relationship between economic growth and inequality. The results confirm that, although growing incomes did not directly contribute to reducing inequality, at least during the early stages of modern economic growth, other processes associated with economic growth such as the rural exodus to urban and industrial centers, the demographic transition, and the spread of literacy, among others, notably improved the situation of the bottom part of the population.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Social Science History |