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Index
Title page
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Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. What are income and wealth?
1.1. Income vs. wealth: Similar but different
1.2. Measuring inequality: A challenge for data
1.3. Measuring poverty: Relative and absolute
2. What’s happening to income inequality?
2.1. Rich countries: Inequality rising since the 1980s
2.2. Developing countries: Inequality rises, but a middle class emerges
3. Why is income inequality rising?
3.1. Globalisation: A key role for technology
3.2. Labour vs. capital: A shifting balance
3.3. The workplace: Traditional jobs are declining
3.4. Societies: Love, life and inequality
3.5. The state’s role: Less regulation, less redistribution
3.6. Top incomes: Why did the 1% get so rich?
4. How does income inequality affect our lives?
4.1. Theories: How economists think about inequality
4.2. Economies: Is inequality good or bad for growth?
4.3. Education: Reducing, reinforcing inequalities
4.4. Society: Inequality may hold people down
5. How can governments respond to income inequality?
5.1. Policy goals: Growth, well-being or both?
5.2. Education: From pre-school to university
5.3. Skills: Equipping workers for change
5.4. Jobs: Getting more people into work
5.5. Taxes and transfers: What the state gives and takes…
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