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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Inequality among individuals can shift with evolving changes in society.
Chapter 2: Inequality is bound up with economic growth and economic justice.
Chapter 3: Although there are methods to measure inequality, it remains quite challenging. For now, we must rely on Gini alone.
Chapter 4: We can compare inequalities among countries and individuals across various different eras.
Chapter 5: Though socialism was more egalitarian than capitalism, it weakens the incentives to work.
Chapter 6: Inequality between countries arose after the Industrial Revolution and has continued rising since.
Chapter 7: Birthplace and family income class make it difficult to significantly improve one’s own financial standing within a country.
Chapter 8: We can compare national inequality by looking at Gini scores and the global middle class.
Description
The Haves and the Have-Nots (2010) shows how inequality throughout history has made its mark on society at large. These blinks explore three types of inequality: inequality among individuals in a single country; inequality among countries; and global inequality, or inequality among all the world’s citizens.
Who Should Listen
- Students interested in politics and global justice
- People curious about global economics