The political origins of inequality
Subtitle: why a more equal world is better for us all
By: Simon Reid-Henry
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780226236797
Subjects: Political geography; Equality; Distribution (Economic theory); Social aspects; Economic geography; Economic aspects
Description: "Examining the historical experience of different countries, a thought-provoking volume, taking on a global perspective to explain inequality the defining issue of our time reveals that our inability to act in concert, both rich and poor, is what is falling apart, not the world itself, and shows how it is within our power to address it, "--NoveList.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-210).
Table of contents: title: The political forms of inequality; title: A great debate?; title: The poverty of elsewhere; title: The way of wealth; title: A new equality; title: "The soft power of humanity."