Inequality and instability : a study of the world economy just before the Great Crisis /
James K. Galbraith.
- 1st ed.
- New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- xiv, 324 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-307) and index.
The physics and ethics of inequality -- The need for new inequality measures -- Pay inequality and world development -- Estimating the inequality of household incomes -- Economic inequality and political regimes -- The geography of inequality in America, 1969 to 2007 -- State-level income inequality and American elections -- Inequality and unemployment in Europe : a question of levels -- European wages and the flexibility thesis -- Globalization and inequality in China -- Finance and power in Argentina and Brazil -- Inequality in Cuba after the Soviet collapse -- Economic inequality and the world crisis.
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Income distribution. Economic policy. Globalization--Social aspects. Economic development--Research. Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. Distribución del ingreso Política económica Globalización--Aspectos sociales Poder (Ciencias sociales) Desarrollo económico --Investigaciones Crisis financiera global, 2008-2009