Combating Inequality : Rethinking Government's Role / edited by Olivier Blanchard, Dani Rodrik
Contributor(s): Blanchard, Olivier [editor.] | Rodrik, Dani [editor.].
Publisher: Massachusetts, United States : The MIT Press, 2023Description: 312p.ISBN: 9780262547253.Subject(s): India -- Economic conditions | Economic historyDDC classification: 330.5 Summary: Economic inequality is the defining issue of our time. In the United States, the wealth share of the top 1% has risen from 25% in the late 1970s to around 40% today. The percentage of children earning more than their parents has fallen from 90% in the 1940s to around 50% today. In Combating Inequality, leading economists, many of them current or former policymakers, bring good news: we have the tools to reverse the rise in inequality. In their discussions, they consider which of these tools are the most effective at doing so.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Economic inequality is the defining issue of our time. In the United States, the wealth share of the top 1% has risen from 25% in the late 1970s to around 40% today. The percentage of children earning more than their parents has fallen from 90% in the 1940s to around 50% today. In Combating Inequality, leading economists, many of them current or former policymakers, bring good news: we have the tools to reverse the rise in inequality. In their discussions, they consider which of these tools are the most effective at doing so.
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