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001			on1055683241
003			OCoLC
007			ta
008			210616s2019 enka b 001 0 eng c
020			_a9781509528653 (paperback)
020			_a1509528652 (paperback)
020			_a9781509528646 (hardback)
020			_a1509528644 (hardback)
035			_a(OCoLC)1055683241
050			_aHC79.I5 _bS75 2019
100	1		_aStilwell, Frank J. B.
245	1	4	_aThe political economy of inequality / _cFrank Stilwell.
260			_aCambridge, U.K. : _bPolity, _c2019.
300			_axiii, 289 p. : _bill.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aMind 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.
520			_a"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"--
650		4	_aIncome distribution.
650		4	_aEquality.
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