Tackling Inequalities in Brazil, China, India and South Africa

Greater integration into the world economy and important policy reforms have resulted in Brazil, China, India and South Africa becoming major actors in the globalisation process, with impressive results in terms of economic growth, social development and poverty reduction. But the benefits of stronger growth have not always been shared equally and income inequality has remained at very high levels.  Existing evidence suggests that the evolution of the distribution of income in these four co