Current patterns of wealth inequality in the world – an interview with Anthony Shorrocks
Channel: UNU-WIDER
Date: 30/10/2014

Professor Anthony Shorrocks explains current findings on the patterns of wealth distribution within countries and suggests reasons for the growing inequality in many countries. He continues the analysis by showing that the rise of China and other emerging countries has an equalizing effect for global wealth.

An interview by Roger Williamson.

00:10  What do current data on wealth inequality show for different countries?

05:57  What does the data on inequality between countries show?

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