Confronting Inequality [electronic resource] : How Societies Can Choose Inclusive Growth / Jonathan D. Ostry, Prakash Loungani, and Andrew Berg.

Three International Monetary Fund economists show that the increase in inequality has been a political choice-and explain what policies we should choose instead to achieve a more inclusive economy. Confronting Inequality is a rigorous and empirically rich book that is crucial for a time when many fe...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Ostry, Jonathan D.
Other Authors: Berg, Andrew, Loungani, Prakash, Stiglitz, Joseph E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2019.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Table of Contents; Foreword, by Joseph E. Stiglitz; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Inequality: Measures and Drivers; 3. Inequality and Sustained Growth; 4. Structural Policies and Inequality; 5. Financial Globalization and Inequality; 6. Austerity and Inequality; 7. Central Banks and Inequality; 8. Technology, Robots, and Inequality; 9. Remedies for Inequality-Redistribution; 10. Conclusions; Data Appendix; Technical Appendix; Glossary; References; Index.