Inequality and instability :

Galbraith, James K.

Inequality and instability : a study of the world economy just before the Great Crisis / James K. Galbraith. - 1st ed. - Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, United States : Oxford University Press, c.2012. - xiv, 324 p. : charts, tables ; 25 cm.

Index : p. 309-324.

Bibliography : p. 295-307.

The physics and ethics of inequality-The need for new inequality measures-Pay inequality and world development-Estimating the inequality of household incomes-Economic inequality and political regimes-The geography of inequality in America, 1969 to 2007-State-level income inequality and American elections-Inequality and unemployment in Europe : a question of levels-European wages and the flexibility thesis-Globalization and inequality in China-Finance and power in Argentina and Brazil-Inequality in Cuba after the Soviet collapse-Economic inequality and the world crisis.

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Income distribution
Economic policy
Globalization--Social aspects
Power (Social sciences)
Economic development--Research
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009



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