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As some analysts have postulated
that income inequality (i.e., the concentration of high income among a relatively small
percentage of population), the 13 countries were ranked according to two measures of
income inequality, the first (earned income) based on income before taxes and social
welfare transfers and the second (disposable income) based on income after taxes and
social welfare transfers. No relationship between primary care orientation and income
inequality is noted, with some primary care oriented countries (e.g., UK) being highly
income inequitable and some poor primary care oriented countries (e.g., Belgium)
relatively low in income inequality. |