TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stilwell,Frank J.B.
TI  - The political economy of inequality
SN  - 9781509528653 (paperback)
AV  - HC79.I5 S75 2019
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Cambridge, U.K. : 
PB  - Polity
KW  - Income distribution
KW  - Equality
N1  - 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
N2  - "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"--
ER  -