The Political Origins of Inequality: Why a More Equal World Is Better for Us All

by Simon Reid-Henry

Book Overview

Inequality is the defining issue of our time. But it is not just a problem for the rich world. It is the global 1% that now owns fully half the world's wealth--the true measure of our age of inequality. In this historical tour de force, Simon Reid-Henry rewrites the usual story of globalization and development as a story of the management of inequality. Reaching back to the eighteenth century and around the globe, The Political Origins of Inequality...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022623679X
• ISBN13: 9780226236797
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 10.3"