01494cam a2200277 i 4500 on1055683241 OCoLC ta 210616s2019 enka b 001 0 eng c 9781509528653 (paperback) 1509528652 (paperback) 9781509528646 (hardback) 1509528644 (hardback) (OCoLC)1055683241 HC79.I5 S75 2019 Stilwell, Frank J. B. The political economy of inequality / Frank Stilwell. Cambridge, U.K. : Polity, 2019. xiii, 289 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. Mind the gap -- Incomes, wealth, poverty and equity -- Scales and shapes of inequality -- Shifting shares -- Multi-dimensional inequalities -- Explaining who gets what -- Driving the disparities -- Hazards to handle: opportunities to grasp -- Towards happier societies? -- Redistribution -- Progressive pre-distribution -- A global challenge -- Impediments to equity -- Making the future. "Economic inequality has become a defining issue of our age. This book, written by leading political economist Frank Stilwell, provides a comprehensive overview of the nature, causes, and consequences of the growing divide between rich and poor - and shows how there are alternative public policies that could help bridge this gap"-- Income distribution. Equality. lcc BK 0 0 0 0 PNLIB PNLIB GEN 2021-06-17 HC79.I5 S75 2019 PNLIB21062733 2021-06-17 2021-06-17 BK 2920 2920