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8 การประชุมวิชาการ
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Figure 1 Levels and Trends of Income Inequality in Selected East Asian
Countries
Figure 1 Levels and Trends of Income Inequality in Selected East Asian Countries
Note: 1990s refers to the period from 1990 (or earliest) to 1999 while 2000s, the period from
Note: 1990s refers to the period from 1990 (or earliest) to 1999 while 2000s, the period from
2010 to 2015 (or latest).
Source: Solt (2016).
2010 to 2015 (or latest).
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Economic inequality has been a major concern among social scientists for
recent decades (Erikson 2015; Scheve and Stasavage 2017). While there have
been growing scholarly efforts to examine the origins and consequences of
economic inequality in advanced democracies, there has been far less such
research in the context of East Asia (Croissant and Haynes 2014). In view of
political democratization and rising income inequality across much of the region
เอกสารประกอบการอภิปรายร่วมระหว่างผู้แทนจากต่างประเทศ
since 1990s, it becomes even more important to advance our understanding of
the connections between economic inequality and democracy across the region.
East Asia provides a good opportunity to assess the impact of inequality on
politics.
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