INEQUALITY

Changes in the global income distribution and their political implications

By Branko Milanovic, City University of New York. presentation to the 2nd New Economic Paradigm Workshop

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FORUM NEW ECONOMY

PUBLISHED

1. NOVEMBER 2019

READING TIME

1 MIN

Milanovic outlines the benign and malign forces behind rising inequality within and among nations, who has benefited most by globalization, who has been held back, and what policies might tilt the balance toward economic justice.

ABOUT INEQUALITY

KNOWLEDGE BASE

The rising gap between rich and poor has become a threat to social cohesion in most rich countries. To reverse this trend it will be crucial to better understand the importance of different drivers of income and wealth inequality.

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