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Income and Land Distribution in Haiti: Some Remarks on Available Statistics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Mats Lundahl
Mats Lundahl*
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Stockholm School of Economics
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Abstract

The article discusses the quality of available statistics on income and land distribution in Haiti. It is demonstrated that some of the most widely quoted figures do not stand up to methodological scrutiny. Hence, no serious discussion of redistribution, let alone practical measures, can be based on these figures.

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Research Article
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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 38 , Issue 2-3: Special Double Issue: Poverty and Inequality in Latin America , Fall 1996 , pp. 109 - 126
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Copyright © University of Miami 1996

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