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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: A higher quality of life bred inequality, and later technological progress made it even worse.
Chapter 3: In the beginning, land was shared equally, yet in some circles property soon concentrated heavily.
Chapter 4: Across Europe’s history, inequality was checked by state collapse and devastating plague during turbulent periods of war and crisis.
Chapter 5: Inequality plagued Japan, but this shifted dramatically during WWII itself.
Chapter 6: Russia’s 1917 revolution reduced inequality through coordinated and violent measures and widespread seizures.
Chapter 7: Although Somalia’s state collapsed in 1991, the ensuing poverty paradoxically left the country in better condition than before overall.
Chapter 8: Democracy or left-wing governments cannot ultimately solve inequality alone.
Chapter 9: Economic reforms have been proposed to curb inequality, but they have still not undergone feasibility testing in practice.
Description
The Great Leveler (2017) takes a look at the inequality faced by different societies throughout history. It highlights war, plague and other major catastrophes as a leveler of the unequal distribution of power and property, prompting the question: can equality be achieved in a non-violent manner?
Who Should Listen
- People interested in the history of inequality
- Students of politics
- Those who enjoy learning about different societies