In: Economics, Society
Inequality
Economic inequality – gaps between the rich and the poor in income, pay and wealth – is rising within societies and among nations. It’s a topic covered extensively in research and in the media, so follow the latest thinking and work on inequality here.
Summaries
A Guide to the ‘Legal Fictions’ That Create Wealth, Inequality and Economic Crises
The legal scholar Katharina Pistor examines the hidden legal layer propping up our modern economic system.
The New York Times, 2023
Unequal Cities
Overcoming Anti-Urban Bias to Reduce Inequality in the United States
Columbia UP, 2023
How the Other Half Eats
The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America
Little, Brown Spark, 2021
“Time inequality” is the world’s real problem, not income inequality
Inequality should be measured in terms of the time it takes for us to earn the money to buy the things we need. And everyone is getting wealthier.
big think, 2022
The Great Demographic Reversal
Ageing Societies, Waning Inequality, and an Inflation Revival
Palgrave Macmillan, 2020
What Happened to Social Mobility in America?
A New Aristocracy Has a Lock on Capital and Jobs
Foreign Affairs, 2021
