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income distribution  

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  • Income distribution, the apportionment of total national income among all the individuals and families in a country, is an issue closely tied to the way business operates within a society. In any market economy, it is business that generates most personal income, not only through wages and benefits but through interest, dividends, and stock appreciation as well. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Income Distribution]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-D5Q27WCV-8

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