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income distribution theories  

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  • THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME has been a central topic of economics since the time of Adam Smith and the classical economists. How income is distributed in a capitalist market economy is a vast, complex, and highly controversial area of economic analysis. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Income Distribution Theories]

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