Until recently, the trend in development policy circles has been to focus on the question of poverty, and to suggest that inequality is interesting, but that perhaps it really does not matter. In... Show moreUntil recently, the trend in development policy circles has been to focus on the question of poverty, and to suggest that inequality is interesting, but that perhaps it really does not matter. In the 2007 Wertheim Lecture, Jomo K.S. re-examined the role inequality plays in development and human welfare. Show less
