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Two decades of declining poverty despite rising inequality in Laos

Over the last two decades the distribution of private household expenditures has become more unequal in Laos, with the Gini coefficient rising from 0.311 to 0.364, even though absolute poverty incidence has halved.

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Document type Advocacy and promotional materials
Language of document
  • English
Topics Agricultural policy and administration
Geographic area (spatial range)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
Province(s)
  • Attapue
  • Bolikhamxay
  • Champasak
  • Luangnamtha
  • Luangprabang
  • Oudomxay
  • Phongsaly
  • Saravan
  • Savannakhet
  • Vientiane Capital
  • Xayabouly
  • Xekong
  • Xiengkhouang
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Author (individual) Peter Warr Sitthiroth Rasphone Jayant Menon
Author (corporate) Australian National University , National Economic Research Institute, Vientiane , Asian Development Bank , Manila
Publication place Australian National University
Publisher Arndt - Corden Department of Economics Crawford School of Public Policy ANU College of Asia and the Pacifict of Economics Crawford School of Public Policy ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Publication date 2015
Pagination 15
Keywords E xpenditure inequality,poverty reduc tion,Gini coefficient,Lao s
Date uploaded May 17, 2018, 08:44 (UTC)
Date modified June 16, 2018, 07:27 (UTC)