This chapter provides a detailed, critical but generally very favourable account of the two huge and extremely impressive books on inequality by Thomas Piketty. It begins with a discussion of the literature on wage-led growth and on the causes and macroeconomic consequences of wage theft. The...

Critical assessment of the theories of Andre Beteille (a leading sociologist of India) regarding various aspects of equality and inequality with particular reference to the Indian context. Inequalities fostered by social institutions and by non-social or extra-institutional factors. Relational...

"If there was any question before, there is no longer a question today: inequality, discrimination, poverty, and mobility are prominent national issues. The notion of "The American Dream" has been sold to generations of young Americans as the idea that working hard and following your dreams will...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Persistent Debate, a New Approach, More Data, Rich Findings -- Chapter 2. Colonial Incomes on the Eve of the Revolution -- Chapter 3. When Did Colonial America Get Rich? -- Chapter 4. Losing the Lead -- Chapter 5. Unequal...

Succinct, accessible, and authoritative, Thomas Piketty’s The Economics of Inequality is the ideal place to start for those who want to understand the fundamental issues at the heart of one the most pressing concerns in contemporary economics and politics. This work now appears in English for...