Combating Inequality: Rethinking Government's Role

Book Overview

Economic inequality is the defining issue of our time. In the United States, the wealth share of the top 1% has risen from 25% in the late 1970s to around 40% today. The percentage of children earning more than their parents has fallen from 90% in the 1940s to around 50% today. In Combating Inequality, leading economists, many of them current or former policymakers, bring good news: we have the tools to reverse the rise in inequality. In their discussions, they consider which of these tools are the most effective at doing so.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262547252
• ISBN13: 9780262547253
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.7" x 7.1"