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Global inequality : a new approach for the age of globalization / Branko Milanovic.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2018Description: ix, [3], 299 p. : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780674984035 (pbk)
  • 067498403X (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305
LOC classification:
  • HM 821  M637g 2018
Contents:
The rise of the global middle class and global plutocrats -- Inequality within countries - the Kuznets waves: explaining the evolution of within-country inequality over the very long-term -- Inequality among countries - from Karl Marx to Frantz Fanon, and then back to Marx? -- Global inequality in this century and the next -- What next? ten short reflections on the future of income inequality and globalization.
Awards:
  • Short-listed for Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize 2019 (United States) Nominated for Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2016
Summary: Branko Milanovic presents a bold account of the dynamics that drive inequality on a global scale. Using vast data sets, he explains the forces that make inequality rise and fall within and among nations over time. He reveals who has been helped by globalization, who has been hurt, andwhat policies might tilt the balance toward economic justice.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HM 821 M637g 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000162841

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The rise of the global middle class and global plutocrats -- Inequality within countries - the Kuznets waves: explaining the evolution of within-country inequality over the very long-term -- Inequality among countries - from Karl Marx to Frantz Fanon, and then back to Marx? -- Global inequality in this century and the next -- What next? ten short reflections on the future of income inequality and globalization.

Branko Milanovic presents a bold account of the dynamics that drive inequality on a global scale. Using vast data sets, he explains the forces that make inequality rise and fall within and among nations over time. He reveals who has been helped by globalization, who has been hurt, andwhat policies might tilt the balance toward economic justice.

Short-listed for Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize 2019 (United States)
Nominated for Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2016

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