Introduction: plan and scope of the book

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Chapter 1 in Approaching Equality, 2017, pp 1-4 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Sketches the plan of the book. Argues that wealth inequality is the basis of many other economic problems, noting that concentrations of wealth inevitably become concentrations of political power; this concentration of political power makes political democracy increasingly difficult to sustain; concentration of wealth inevitably creates instability and differences of social status, and inequality of wealth is the major cause of income inequality.

Keywords: Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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