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The difference a welfare state makes
James Wickham 13/10/2016
James Wickham: Two charts that tell very different stories about inequality in Ireland today… Both charts show the Gini coefficient of income distribution: the lower the Gini coefficient the more equal the society. The first (Figure 1a) shows Ireland as the most unequal society within the EU: the Gini is higher than for any other member state.
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