An Introduction to Economic Inequality.
If you could instantly make the world's poor twice as rich - but at the same time make the world's rich twice as prosperous - wouldn't you do it? This intriguing question lies at the core of An Introduction to Economic Inequality.
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La Vergne :
London Publishing Partnership,
2022.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- About the author
- Acknowledgements
- Summary
- 1 The inequality debate
- The consensus on inequality
- The inequality narrative
- Questioning the narrative
- 2 Definitions, measures, explanations
- Meaning and implications
- Economic inequality
- Theoretical explanations
- Measuring income inequality
- 3 Questioning the measurement of incomes
- Data shortcomings
- Statistical errors and omissions
- Who are we comparing?
- An unreliable picture
- 4 Questioning the measure of wealth
- Data shortcomings
- Other confounding factors
- Who are we comparing?
- A distortion of the truth
- 5 International comparisons
- The global inequality narrative
- Other explanations
- Equality, poverty and growth
- 6 Must the rich get richer?
- Wealth is precarious
- Other forms of wealth
- Prosperity without equality
- 7 Questioning the moral case
- The universal humanity argument
- John Rawls: equality and fairness
- 8 Questioning the practical claims
- Errors of The Spirit Level
- Misdirecting our focus
- 9 Equal pay in the workplace
- The contradictions of equal pay
- Is there a gender pay gap?
- Are CEOs worth their money?
- 10 The roots of equalisation policy
- From ethics to politics
- The impossibility of equal outcomes
- Compensating bad luck
- 11 Political approaches to equalisation
- From equality to equity
- Addressing people's needs
- Narrowing the differences
- 12 Equality of opportunity
- The meaning of equal opportunity
- Should we worry about inheritance?
- 13 Redistribution policies
- Progressive taxation
- Wealth taxes
- Minimum wages
- Different standards for different groups
- Economic growth
- 14 Democracy and equality
- Coalition politics
- Limits to redistribution.
- Who will equalise the equalisers?
- 15 Barriers to equality
- Legal and civil equality
- Equality and mobility
- Barriers against mobility
- 16 The role of inequality
- Do people want equality?
- Equal and unequal societies
- Wealth and status
- Growing the pie
- 17 Conclusion
- References
- About the IEA.