Understanding economic inequality bigger pies and just deserts
"Over the last 25 years, nearly two billion people across the globe have risen out of poverty and income levels have risen worldwide. Yet in the US, the top 1% earn twice the amount of income as the poorest 50% of the population. In the midst of rising prosperity, economic dissatisfaction-drive...
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Northampton
Edward Elgar Publishing
2020, 2020
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBooks Collection Business & Economics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. How do we measure unequal? The who, where, what, when, and how of inequality
- 2. How unequal are we? Six major facts
- 3. Why might inequality be necessary? Incentives, freedom, and efficiency
- 4. Why does unequal matter? The economic externalities of inequality
- 5. Why has domestic inequality risen, and fallen, and risen?
- 6. Why are the three most important factors in global inequality location, location, and location?
- 7. Is inequality a problem we can solve?
- 8. What is the future of economic inequality?
- Bibliography
- Index
- Includes bibliographical references