01579cas a2200229 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011538 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9781616353155 0145-1707 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept. Finance and Development, March 1974. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1974. 1 online resource (44 pages) Finance and Development <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper highlights that the distribution of income and wealth in developing countries has become a matter of great concern to all those interested in development. The paper highlights that in Latin America, the poorest half of the population receives about the same share of income as the top 1 percent and the lowest 70-75 percent of the population the same share as the top 5 percent. It is clear that the distribution of income and wealth will have substantial implications for the pattern of consumption and production in developing countries. Mode of access: Internet Finance and Development; Finance and Development ; No. 0011/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/022/0011/001/022.0011.issue-001-en.xml IMF e-Library