Inequality and inclusive growth in rich countries : shared challenges and contrasting fortunes /

Contributor(s):

Nolan, Brian [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type:

text
still image

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780191844829 (ebook) :

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Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:

338.9 23

LOC classification:

HD75

Online resources:

Oxford scholarship online

Summary: Rising inequality in income and wealth across the OECD has been widely recognised and identified as a major concern; this book links this phenomenon with stagnation in wages and incomes for ordinary working households in order to address the challenge of promoting growth and prosperity. The concentration of wealth at the top of society is now seen as a threat to social and political stability. The book aims to identify what structures and policies are associated with success or failure in limiting the rise in inequality and promoting income growth for those in the middle and lower reaches of the income distribution. It analyses the varying experiences of ten rich countries over recent decades in depth, revealing that there are indeed responses that governments and societies can adopt, and that stagnation and rising inequality do not have to be accepted, but can be combatted given the political will and capacity.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Rising inequality in income and wealth across the OECD has been widely recognised and identified as a major concern; this book links this phenomenon with stagnation in wages and incomes for ordinary working households in order to address the challenge of promoting growth and prosperity. The concentration of wealth at the top of society is now seen as a threat to social and political stability. The book aims to identify what structures and policies are associated with success or failure in limiting the rise in inequality and promoting income growth for those in the middle and lower reaches of the income distribution. It analyses the varying experiences of ten rich countries over recent decades in depth, revealing that there are indeed responses that governments and societies can adopt, and that stagnation and rising inequality do not have to be accepted, but can be combatted given the political will and capacity.

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