We are witnessing a COVID-19 driven explosion in inequality. This week, Oxfam released its annual report, Inequality Kills, showing that the pandemic is killing at least 1 person every 4 seconds, while the ten richest men have doubled their fortunes during this same pandemic. This is the biggest single increase in billionaire wealth in recorded history. Max and Nadia talk to Branko Milanovic, world-renowned authority on inequality, to find out why.
Rankings have always been highly suspect. In the case of epidemic preparedness and COVID they were a fiasco. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The […]
Wage and income inequality are often used as if they were the same. There are immense differences as Branko Milanović explains. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is […]
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