| Author/Contributor(s): | Blanchard, Olivier; Rodrik, Dani |
| Publisher: | The MIT Press |
| Date: | 02/02/2021 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Condition: | NEW |
Economic inequality is the defining issue of our time. In the United States, the wealth share of the top 1% has risen from 25% in the late 1970s to around 40% today. The percentage of children earning more than their parents has fallen from 90% in the 1940s to around 50% today. In Combating Inequality, leading economists, many of them current or former policymakers, bring good news: we have the tools to reverse the rise in inequality. In their discussions, they consider which of these tools are the most effective at doing so.