Conflict, Legitimacy and Government Reform: Equitable Allocation of ...
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46 KPI Congress XI<br />
implies, presently <strong>of</strong> Thail<strong>and</strong> is less than 10 per cent but in fact it is<br />
likely that there may be at least another 10 per cent <strong>of</strong> people whose<br />
incomes are near this poverty line.<br />
Third, the gap between the richest <strong>and</strong> poorest households in 2007<br />
is 13 times. When comparing to European countries <strong>and</strong> the United<br />
States, this gap is much lower than that (see Table 4).<br />
Table 4: Comparison <strong>of</strong> income inequality between<br />
the poorest 20% <strong>of</strong> different countries during 1990s-2000s<br />
Country %<br />
Japan 3.4<br />
Norway 3.9<br />
Sweden 4.0<br />
South Korea 4.2<br />
France 5.6<br />
Italy 6.5<br />
United Kingdom 7.2<br />
United States 8.4<br />
China 12.2<br />
Thail<strong>and</strong> (2007) 13.0<br />
Venezuela 16.0<br />
Argentina 17.8<br />
Brazil 21.8<br />
Source: Office <strong>of</strong> National Economic <strong>and</strong> Social Development Board, OECD<br />
Fourth, when comparing to neighboring countries, Thail<strong>and</strong> has a<br />
much higher income inequality. Please see Diagram 3 which shows genie<br />
coefficients that indicate levels <strong>of</strong> inequality. The higher the value, the<br />
higher the level <strong>of</strong> inequality. The diagram reveals that the coefficients <strong>of</strong><br />
Thail<strong>and</strong> have risen continually <strong>and</strong> are higher than all neighboring<br />
countries while neighboring countries have a declining trend.