Relatório UNESCO "Opportunities lost: The impact of grade repetition and early school leaving"
Relatório da UNESCO sobre desigualdades na educação respeitantes à retenção e abandono escolar. Consultar relatório
Society at a Glance 2014
Foi recentemente publicado o Relatório da OCDE “Society at a Glance 2014” com indicadores muito relevantes sobre a situação atual das desigualdades. Pode consultar aqui
"How only some rich countries recently set out to become more unequal", Danny Dorling
Abstract: There is a widespread perception that income inequalities have grown across the rich world in recent decades. This is not the case. In many countries inequalities have been stable and in a few they have fallen. Different measures of inequality result in different trends being observed.Here the income share of the best-off 1% is tracked for…
"Toward a Sociology of Wealth: definitions and historical comparisons", Richard Lachmann
Abstract: What does it means to be wealthy? Do possessors of significant wealth act in distinct ways that justify considering them a class, an elite or a status group? I explore the implications of various definitions of the wealthy. I review available data for a range of historical societies and then examine if the 1990’s explosion of wealth in…
Humanity Divided: Confronting Inequality in Developing Countries
This report revisits the theoretical concepts of inequalities including their measurements, analyzes their global trends, presents the policy makers’ perception of inequalities in 15 countries and identifies various policy options in combating this major development challenge of our time. The report makes the basic point that in spite of the impressive progress humanity has made…
Against the Odds: Disadvantage Students Who Succeed in School
OECD (2011), Against the Odds: Disadvantage Students Who Succeed in School, OECD Publications. Portugal is one of the OECD countries that has a higher proportion of resilient students, although their proficiency levels tend to be low.
"Desigualdades e Perspetivas dos Cidadãos: Portugal e a Europa" de João Ferreira de Almeida
Almeida, João Ferreira de (2013), Desigualdades e Perspetivas dos Cidadãos: Portugal e a Europa, Lisboa, Editora Mundos Sociais.
"O topo da distribuição dos rendimentos em Portugal: uma análise descritiva", de Frederico Cantante
Resumo: As desigualdades económicas são um fenómeno que tem vindo a ganhar uma visibilidade e centralidade crescente no debate público e na investigação académica. Um dos temas presentes neste debate é o dos top incomes, isto é, os rendimentos dos grupos que ocupam a parte superior da distribuição deste recurso. A evidência empírica demonstra que…
"Robin Hood versus Piggy Bank: Income redistribution in Portugal 2006-10", de Carlos Farinha Rodrigues e Isabel Andrade
Summary: The redistributive effect of the Portuguese welfare state through pensions, benefits and taxes is investigated in detail over the 2006-10 period using disposable income as benchmark. All social and fiscal policy instruments analysed contribute significantly to the reduction in inequality and poverty, with benefits other than pensions being the most cost-efficient. However, the impact…
"Portugal, uma Sociedade de Classes: Polarização Social e Vulnerabilidade", de Renato Miguel do Carmo (org.)
Recensão por: João Mineiro. Carmo, Renato Miguel do (org.) (2013), Portugal uma Sociedade de Classes: Polarização Social e Vulnerabilidade, Lisboa, Edições 70/Monde Diplomátique Esta obra promove um olhar sobre os processos de recomposição social da sociedade portuguesa, nas suas continuidades e mudanças, tendo a problemática das classes sociais e das desigualdades como pano de fundo.