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Approaching Equality - What Can Be Done About Wealth Inequality? (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,023
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Approaching Equality - What Can Be Done About Wealth Inequality? (Hardcover): Roger A. McCain

Approaching Equality - What Can Be Done About Wealth Inequality? (Hardcover)

Roger A. McCain

Series: New Directions in Modern Economics series

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By combining recent research (especially that of Piketty and his associates) with established ideas (particularly from Sir Arthur Lewis), Roger McCain proposes policies that, together, would aim to reverse the observed tendency towards the concentration of wealth in market economies, thus 'approach equality.' The shortcomings and dangers of rising wealth inequality are discussed, both from the point of view of increasing instability and of equalitarian values. Drawing on Marxist concepts of class, the book clarifies both the relation of wealth to income inequality and the causal link between wealth inequality and economic instability, exploring practical issues related to the proposed policies. The role of the 'middle class' and the causes of the failure of much of the population to save even for retirement are analyzed. The author goes on to examine the implications for programs of distribution according to need and the role of the corporation, and the possibility of a scheme of economic planning that would retain the known advantages of the market allocation of resources. With inequality still a rising issue for public policy, professionals and students studying policy economics will benefit from the analysis in this book and its tight focus on inequality of wealth, as will interested lay readers with a background in economics and an interest in inequality.

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Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: New Directions in Modern Economics series
Release date: May 2017
Authors: Roger A. McCain
Dimensions: 234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 978-1-78643-143-1
Categories: Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities
Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > General
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LSN: 1-78643-143-2
Barcode: 9781786431431

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