Finance Capitalism and Income Inequality in the Contemporary Global Economy A Comparative Study of the USA, South Korea, Argentina and Sweden

"This book represents a breakthrough in understanding the relationship between inequality and the dominating form of capitalism, financialization. In a comparative study of the USA, South Korea, Argentina and Sweden the links that create income inequality are systematically identified. They are...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Akizhanov, Kuat B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Rising income inequality and finance capitalism
  • 2. How to study inequality of the finance capitalism era
  • 3. USA: the birth of global neoliberal financialisation order
  • 4. South Korea: transforming national model
  • 5. Argentina: entrenching income inequality
  • 6. Sweden: defending economic democracy
  • 7. Conclusion: Rethinking financialisation and income inequality nexus