本刊2007年第11期“热点扫描”栏目《冷静看待我国步入“中等收入国家”行列》一文中出现了“基尼系数”的字样。近来,在不少媒体上也频频出现该词。有很多读者来信询问何谓“基尼系数”。基尼系数是意大利经济学家基尼于1912年提出的,用来定量测定收入分配差异程度,是国际上用来综合考察居民内部收入分配差异状况的一个重要分析指标。 This issue of 2007 No. 11 “hot scan” column “calmly look at our country into the” middle-income countries “ranks” appeared in the article “Gini coefficient ” message. Recently, in many media also frequently appear in the word. There are many readers asking what is meant by “Gini Coefficient.” The Gini coefficient, proposed by the Italian economist Keane in 1912, is a measure of the degree of income distribution discrepancy. It is an important index for analyzing the discrepancies in income distribution among residents in the world.