Practice mode Social Stratification

According to the Kuznets hypothesis, what happens to inequality as economic development proceeds?

Correct answer B. First increases, then decreases before remaining low

Explanation

Simon Kuznets proposed an inverted-U curve: inequality rises in the early stages of industrialisation, then falls as development matures and remains relatively low.

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