A Gini coefficient of one means that ?

Income Inequality 12/11/2023

A. all the income is received by the top 20% of the income distribution
B. income is distributed equally
C. the income is split equally between the top 20% and the rest of the distribution.
D. one family has all the income and every one else has nothing.

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