Inequality : what can be done? / Anthony B. Atkinson.

By:

Atkinson, A. B. (Anthony Barnes), 1944-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Harvard Business Press, 2015.Description: xi, 384 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780674504769 (hbk.)

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DDC classification:

339.22 ATK 23 007506

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Table of ocontents

Contents:

1.Setting the Scene 2.Learning from History 3.The Economics of Inequality A Summing-Up So Far pt. Two Proposals for Action 4.Technological Change and Countervailing Power 5.Employment and Pay in the Future 6.Capital Shared 7.Progressive Taxation 8.Social Security for All Proposals to Reduce the Extent of Inequality pt. Three Can It Be Done? 9.Shrinking the Cake? 10.Globalisation Prevents Action? 11.Can We Afford It?.

Summary: Offers new policies in technology, employment, social security, capital sharing, and taxation that intend to narrow the income gap, defending them against the common arguments and excuses for inaction.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-359) and index.

1.Setting the Scene
2.Learning from History
3.The Economics of Inequality
A Summing-Up So Far
pt. Two Proposals for Action
4.Technological Change and Countervailing Power
5.Employment and Pay in the Future
6.Capital Shared
7.Progressive Taxation
8.Social Security for All
Proposals to Reduce the Extent of Inequality
pt. Three Can It Be Done?
9.Shrinking the Cake?
10.Globalisation Prevents Action?
11.Can We Afford It?.

Offers new policies in technology, employment, social security, capital sharing, and taxation that intend to narrow the income gap, defending them against the common arguments and excuses for inaction.

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