Transitioning to Reduced Inequalities by Bieri, Sabin ; Bader, ChristophISBN: 9783039211609
Publication Date: 2023
The world has never been richer than today. The distribution of our global wealth, however, is hugely biased. Since 1980, the gains were mainly captured by the rich: The top 1% obtained twice as much of the income growth as compared to the bottom 50%. Nevertheless, within economics, debates about inequality have remained rather marginal, despite long-term research by renowned scholars such as Tony Atkinson.