maldistribution
noun
mal·dis·tri·bu·tion
ˌmal-ˌdi-strə-ˈbyü-shən 
: bad or faulty distribution : undesirable inequality or unevenness of placement or apportionment (as of population, resources, or wealth) over an area or among members of a group
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The core drivers of hunger and malnutrition are poverty and maldistribution, including excessive food loss and waste, not insufficient agricultural production.
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Christopher B. Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2022
Hospital admissions are 20% lower and physician visits 40% lower in the U.S. than in the average high-income democracy, yet U.S. per capita health spending is double, largely because of higher prices, administrative costs, uncapped entitlements, and caregiver shortages and maldistribution.
—Marc Rodwin, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022
University of Houston political scientist Brandon Rottinghaus said this year that Democrats suffered from maldistribution of money.
—Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2022
In a September 23 speech, Roosevelt further identified industrial concentration and the maldistribution of income as underlying causes of underconsumption.
—Bruce Bartlett, The New Republic, 7 May 2021
These trends in income distribution are significant in parsing the racial wealth gap because income distribution directly shapes the maldistribution of wealth across the races.
—Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic, 29 June 2020
In reality, the maldistribution of income across the races can supply a good part of the answer to this quandary.
—Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic, 29 June 2020
There’d be photo ops galore, and a chance to showcase a practical fix for America’s maldistribution of wealth and income.
—John Case, The New Republic, 8 July 2019
The Electoral College, gerrymandering, and the maldistribution of senate seats allow the GOP to enjoy political power that’s disproportionate to their voting support.
—Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 15 Dec. 2018
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Christopher B. Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 25 July 2022
Hospital admissions are 20% lower and physician visits 40% lower in the U.S. than in the average high-income democracy, yet U.S. per capita health spending is double, largely because of higher prices, administrative costs, uncapped entitlements, and caregiver shortages and maldistribution.
—Marc Rodwin, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022
University of Houston political scientist Brandon Rottinghaus said this year that Democrats suffered from maldistribution of money.
—Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2022
In a September 23 speech, Roosevelt further identified industrial concentration and the maldistribution of income as underlying causes of underconsumption.
—Bruce Bartlett, The New Republic, 7 May 2021
These trends in income distribution are significant in parsing the racial wealth gap because income distribution directly shapes the maldistribution of wealth across the races.
—Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic, 29 June 2020
In reality, the maldistribution of income across the races can supply a good part of the answer to this quandary.
—Adolph Reed Jr., The New Republic, 29 June 2020
There’d be photo ops galore, and a chance to showcase a practical fix for America’s maldistribution of wealth and income.
—John Case, The New Republic, 8 July 2019
The Electoral College, gerrymandering, and the maldistribution of senate seats allow the GOP to enjoy political power that’s disproportionate to their voting support.
—Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 15 Dec. 2018
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