Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewInequality endangers the fabric of our societies, distorts the functioning of democracy, and derails the globalization process. Yet it has only recently been recognized as a problem worth examining. In Inequality: A Short History, Michele Alacevich and Anna Soci discuss the emergence of the inequality question in the twentieth century and explain how inequality continues to be a daunting issue in the twenty-first century—and why it matters for the survival of democracy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michele Alacevich , Anna SociPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Brookings Institution Dimensions: Width: 11.10cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 17.60cm Weight: 0.231kg ISBN: 9780815727613ISBN 10: 0815727615 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 14 February 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents"""Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Why Inequality Is the Real Issue The Long Neglect of Inequality The Statistical Drift of Inequality Studies Inequality and Globalization Inequality and Democracy: An Open Issue The Future of Inequality Appendix: Measures of Inequality Notes Index """ReviewsGreat, readable, and intellectually rich short history of inequality by Michele Alacevich and Anna Soci.--Branko Milanovic, author of The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality Great, readable, and intellectually rich short history of inequality by Michele Alacevich and Anna Soci.--Branko Milanovic, author of The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality To sum up, I would like to emphasize that it is exciting and appealing to read and study this small book. It is a smart and readable introduction to the issue of inequality from an economic and historic perspective and a good starting point for further in-depth analyses of the consequences of inequality as well as its policy implications. --Wilfried Altzinger, associate professor of economics and deputy head of the Institute of Macroeconomics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Author InformationMichele Alacevich is associate professor of economic history at the University of Bologna. He is a former director of global studies at Loyola University Maryland and a research fellow at Harvard University, Columbia University, the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), and the World Bank. Anna Soci is professor of economics at the University of Bologna. The author of scholarly articles, books, and textbooks in macroeconomics and international economics, she is a life-member of Clare Hall College, University of Cambridge, and was recently research fellow of the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University, and Jemolo Fellow at the Nuffield College, University of Oxford. Her current research focuses on economics and politics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
