Combating inequality: rethinking government's role

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction: We Have the Tools to Reverse the Rise in Inequality -- I: The Landscape -- 1. Ten Facts about Inequality in Advanced Economies -- 2. Discussion of the Landscape -- II: Ethical and Philosophical Dimensions -- 3. Time...

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Weitere Verfasser: Blanchard, Olivier 1948- (HerausgeberIn), Rodrik, Dani 1957- (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Massachusetts MIT Press 2021
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Zusammenfassung:Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction: We Have the Tools to Reverse the Rise in Inequality -- I: The Landscape -- 1. Ten Facts about Inequality in Advanced Economies -- 2. Discussion of the Landscape -- II: Ethical and Philosophical Dimensions -- 3. Time for New Philosophical Foundations for Economic Theory? -- 4. What Kinds of Inequality Should Economists Address? -- 5. Why Does Inequality Matter? -- III: Political Dimensions -- 6. Wealth Inequality and Politics -- 7. The Political Conditions Necessary for Addressing Inequality -- 8. The Political Obstacles to Tackling Economic Inequality in the United States -- IV: The Distribution of Human Capital -- 9. A Modern Safety Net -- 10. Education's Untapped Potential -- V: Policies toward Trade, Outsourcing, and Foreign Investment -- 11. Why Was the "China Shock" So Shocking-and What Does This Mean for Policy? -- 12. Trade, Labor Markets, and the China Shock: What Can Be Learned from the German Experience? -- 13. Combating Inequality: Rethinking Policies to Reduce Inequality in Advanced Economies -- VI: The (Re)distribution of Financial Capital -- 14. How to Increase Taxes on the Rich (If You Must) -- 15. Would a Wealth Tax Help Combat Inequality? -- 16. Should We Tax Wealth? -- VII: Policies That Affect the Rate and Direction of Technological Change -- 17. Could We and Should We Reverse (Excessive) Automation? -- 18. Innovation and Inequality -- 19. Technological Change, Income Inequality, and Good Jobs -- VIII: Labor Market Policies, Institutions, and Social Norms -- 20. Gender Inequality -- 21. Ownership Cures for Inequality -- IX: Labor Market Tools -- 22. Guaranteeing Employment for All -- 23. Making Work Work -- 24. The Importance of Enforcement in Designing Effective Labor Market Tools -- X: Social Safety Net
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ISBN:9780262362672
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/13469.001.0001

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