Inequality and Growth : Patterns and Policy, Volume 1. Concepts and Analysis

It was a part of the wisdom of mainstream economics that in the early stages of development inequality would rise but as growth persisted, it would, eventually, decline. Early evidence seemed to suggest that this pattern would be borne out. But, as time passed and growth persisted, inequality contin...

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Main Authors:	Basu, Kaushik, Stiglitz, Joseph E.
Format:	Book
Language:	en_US
Published:	Palgrave Macmillan 2016
Subjects:	income distribution equity poverty measures inequality shared prosperity behavioral economics social exclusion prejudice fiscal policy redistribution well-being economic growth happiness
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24983

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spelling	okr-10986-249832021-05-25T10:54:41Z Inequality and Growth : Patterns and Policy, Volume 1. Concepts and Analysis Basu, Kaushik Stiglitz, Joseph E. Basu, Kaushik Stiglitz, Joseph E. Hon, Vivian Bourguignon, Francois Ravallion, Martin Castleman, Tony Foster, James E. Smith, Stephen C. Dutta, Bhaskar Kanbur, Ravi Wagstaff, Adam Varoudakis, Aristomene Dang, Hai-Anh H. Lanjouw, Peter Anand, Sudhir Hoff, Karla Giuliano, Paola Battisti, Michele Zeira, Joseph Ifcher, John Zarghamee, Homa Leibbrandt, Murray income distribution equity poverty measures inequality shared prosperity behavioral economics social exclusion prejudice fiscal policy redistribution well-being economic growth happiness It was a part of the wisdom of mainstream economics that in the early stages of development inequality would rise but as growth persisted, it would, eventually, decline. Early evidence seemed to suggest that this pattern would be borne out. But, as time passed and growth persisted, inequality continued to grow, casting doubt on the received wisdom. The aim of this two-volume book is to analyze the current state of global and regional inequality, dissect the phenomenal increase in inequality that we have seen occur in recent times, and better understand the complex relationship between inequality and development. The political instability and conflict that we see around the world, arguably, has connection to economic deprivation of large segments of society and the perception of marginalization. This two-volume work acquires a special significance in the light of these developments. 2016-08-30T17:25:12Z 2016-08-30T17:25:12Z 2016 Book Inequality and Growth : Patterns and Policy, Volume 1. Concepts and Analysis, New York: Palgrave Macmillan 978-1-137-55453-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24983 en_US International Economic Association Series; CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Joseph Stiglitz, and the International Economic Association Palgrave Macmillan Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research India United States Vietnam
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description	It was a part of the wisdom of mainstream economics that in the early stages of development inequality would rise but as growth persisted, it would, eventually, decline. Early evidence seemed to suggest that this pattern would be borne out. But, as time passed and growth persisted, inequality continued to grow, casting doubt on the received wisdom. The aim of this two-volume book is to analyze the current state of global and regional inequality, dissect the phenomenal increase in inequality that we have seen occur in recent times, and better understand the complex relationship between inequality and development. The political instability and conflict that we see around the world, arguably, has connection to economic deprivation of large segments of society and the perception of marginalization. This two-volume work acquires a special significance in the light of these developments.
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title	Inequality and Growth : Patterns and Policy, Volume 1. Concepts and Analysis
title_short	Inequality and Growth : Patterns and Policy, Volume 1. Concepts and Analysis
title_full	Inequality and Growth : Patterns and Policy, Volume 1. Concepts and Analysis
title_fullStr	Inequality and Growth : Patterns and Policy, Volume 1. Concepts and Analysis
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