Measuring Inequality

• New edition revised throughout
• Examines the underlying principles of inequality measurement and its relation to welfare economics, distributional analysis, and information theory
• Covers modern theoretical developments in inequality analysis, as well as classical contributions
• Associated web materials provide hands-on learning

New to this edition

• New supporting web materials
• Greatly expanded literature coverage in Appendix B

Readership: Undergraduates and graduates in economics, politics, and sociology. Policy analysts and advisors

Frank Cowell, Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

"It complements contemporary theoretical developments" - THES

1: First Principles
2: Charting Inequality
3: Analysing Inequality
4: Modelling Inequality
5: From Theory to Practice
A: Technical Appendix 26
B: Notes on Sources and Literature

Companion website (darp.lse.ac.uk)