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Methods of Devising Composite Inequality Measures [36] |
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Method of Calculation |
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| Additive principle |
Sum of each individual complaint of inequality; the higher the number, the greater the inequality |
| Weighted additive principle |
Claims with greater significance are given greater value in the assessment |
| Maximim principle |
The extent to which societal institutions maximize the average level of the worst-off group |
Levy et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2006 5:2 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-5-2 |
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