During the presidential elections many issues arise‚ one of which is income inequality. The idea of economic reality and how people earn‚ use and distribute their property is the basic starting point for understanding the nature of inequality in society. The debate arises on what gives a person right to property‚ and whether or not the government has the right to redistribute property from those more wealthy in order to create equality for those who have less. Of course‚ people can and will differ
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A) List and explain the three reasons Adam Smith said productivity increases with specialization. Who was Adam Smith? a. Adam Smith is writer. He wrote a book titled “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.”+ b. Three Reasons i) Repetition • The more times that an employee performs a task‚ the more capable the employee are at the task. ii) Continuity • A specialized employee doesn’t spend time exchange from one task to another. iii) Innovation • A specialized employee
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way that we measure the extent to which the distribution of income. The Gini index is a measurement of the income distribution of a country’s residents. This number‚ which ranges from 0 to 1‚ is based on residents’ net income. This number helps us to define the gap between the wealthiest and the poorest. A 0 represents an economy with perfect equality while a 1 represents a perfect inequality. Do not mistake the measurement of income distribution with the measurement of wealth. A country that
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PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS AT MARCH 31‚ 2013 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMBER 31‚ 2012 (AUDITED) AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31‚ 2013 AND 2012 (UNAUDITED) F-1 PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (in million pesos‚ except par value per share amounts and number of shares) As at January 1‚ As at March 31‚ As at December 31‚ 2012 2012 2013
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conceps ‚ measurement of nation income Classical and Keynes approaches nATIONAL INCOM E: ----The t otal sum of goods and services produced by t he people of a count ry wit h t he help of capit als and national resources called Nat ional Income (Prof. Alfred Marshall) We can define Nat ional Income as t he collective achievement of a nat ion. In t his way‚ t he Nat ional Income is t he aggregat e of t he individual incomes. (Prof. Gardner Ackley) Nat ional Income is t he basic concept of economic
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Regional Income Disparities in India INTRODUCTION Regional disparities in the level of economic growth experienced in India is a major challenge for policy makers and planners‚ as it produces serious threat to the socio-political harmony of the country. States have experienced different pace of economic growth‚ with some states showing fast progress and others languishing behind‚ although the national growth has been remarkable for the past two decades. Like the national planning the regional
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National Income (Contd.) Methods used to measure National Income Calculating National Income There are various methods for calculating the national income such as production method‚ income method‚ expenditure method etc. Income Method: Different factors of production are paid for their productive services rendered to an organization. The various incomes that are included in these methods are wages‚ income of self-employed‚ interest‚ profit‚ dividend‚ rents‚ and surplus of public sector
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1 Income Inequality The rich‚ the middle class and the poor. These so-called "titles" are defining Americans today. What is income inequality and why is it a problem? Income inequality is the extent to which income is distributed in a population. In the United States‚ that gap between the poor and the rich has expanded immensely over the past ten years. Income inequality is a constantly debated topic today with different opinions and solutions; economists‚ writers‚ and politicians all have different
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Passive Income Streams We work to make ends meet‚ whether you are employed or you work in your own business‚ we all engage in one activity or another‚ actively so as to make some money at the end of the day or the year. This form of active income can be demanding and tedious and we have to work to make money‚ however‚ we can also go into passive income‚ making money in a passive manner‚ in that we do not have to be actively involved everyday but we still make money. It is important to note that
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Another lense through which inequality can be conveyed through is the social and income class lense. Depending on one’s class standing‚ it has the ability to determine a lot about a person’s life‚ including: access to opportunities at higher paying jobs and higher education‚ as well as the ability to live a healthier‚ safer and more comfortable life. Those that are able to afford‚ or have the social status to achieve more luxurious options‚ tend to have their feelings of power and privilege be enforced
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