Definition: Economic inequality

Category: Social statistics

Economic inequality comprises the disparities in the distribution of monetary resources (assets and income) within a population. This gives a picture of the difference between average (mean or median) income, and what the poorest and richest people earn http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=KS-EP-09-001&mode=view
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Eurostat, "Combating poverty and social exclusion", 2010 Edition, Statistical books, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2010
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