Inequality What Can Be Done

Why read it

• You will get concrete ways to cut inequality, from more progressive taxes and shared capital to social security for all
• You will learn from the historical record that inequality has not always risen
• You will weigh the objections that action would shrink the cake, that globalisation prevents it, or that we cannot afford it

Who it is for

• Voter or policymaker tired of debate without proposals
• Economics student studying income distribution
• Reader who wonders if inequality is a choice

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Part One: Diagnosis
3. 1. Setting the Scene
4. 2. Learning from History
5. 3. The Economics of Inequality
6. A Summing-Up So Far
7. Part Two: Proposals for Action
8. 4. Technological Change and Countervailing Power
9. 5. Employment and Pay in the Future
10. 6. Capital Shared
11. 7. Progressive Taxation
12. 8. Social Security for All
13. Proposals to Reduce the Extent of Inequality
14. Part Three: Can It Be Done?
15. 9. Shrinking the Cake?
16. 10. Globalisation Prevents Action?
17. 11. Can We Afford It?
18. The Way Forward
19. Contents in Detail
20. Figure Sources

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