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Inequality And Globalisation Focusses On How This Problem Can Be Resolved With The Effective Curation And Analysis Of Integrated And Consistent Financial Accounts. Using Data From Extensive Fieldwork Conducted In Thailand, Townsend And Paweenawat Develop A Model That Reveals With Precision Important Local Heterogeneities In Productivity And Wealth That Have Previously Been Impossible To Measure Accurately. They Also Highlight The Importance Of Economic Measurement Globally, And The Inadequacy Of The Existing Us Information Infrastructure Especially, And Point To The Value Of Enabling Researchers To Conduct Joint Micro And Macro Analyses Of Household Net Worth Dynamics To Assess Inequality Of Income And Wealth More Accurately. The Authors Draw Conclusions That Will Help To Inform Policy Around The World And Improve The Lives Of Individuals In The Poorest Areas-- Provided By Publisher.
