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Michael Roberts – Solving the ‘economic problem’

June 9, 2026 Ben 0

How we can stop runaway climate breakdown while tackling global inequality is perhaps the great challenge of our epoch. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael […]

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Economics

Michael Roberts – Extreme inequality – and what to do about it

December 10, 2025 Ben 0

The world is becoming more unequal and the growing divide is driven by the imperatives of international capitalism and imperialism. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from […]

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Finance

Branko Milanović – How to prevent an increase in income inequality due to new technologies

September 29, 2025 Ben 0

The introduction of labour-saving technology like AI reduces the percentage of income which goes to workers, unless government action is taken to ensure otherwise. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His […]

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EU politics

Giacomo Melli – The politics of inequality: perception over reality

August 12, 2025 Ben 0

Perceptions shape political preferences, and perceptions are not always based on reality. Giacomo Melli is a PhD researcher in Sociology at the University of Oxford and Trinity College. His research explores political participation and social […]

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Michael Roberts – Just 1.6% of all world’s adults own 48.1% of all the world’s personal wealth

July 9, 2025 Ben 0

Analysis of new data on global wealth inequality. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Every year, I do a post on the inequality […]

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Economics

Branko Milanović – Nothing (meaningful) to say

May 19, 2025 Ben 0

Mainstream economics’ inability to explain domestic inequality and competition between nations. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest  book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the […]

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Finance

Branko Milanović – The stock market fetish

April 15, 2025 Ben 0

Why should the left be concerned by the falling value of rich people’s stocks? Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest  book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System […]

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Finance

Michael Roberts – Inequality in the 2020s

January 20, 2025 Ben 0

The most important inequality for capitalism is the concentration of capital, with just 737 firms owning 80% of global wealth. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael […]

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Finance

Branko Milanović: Why inequality matters

August 19, 2024 Ben 0

A succinct explanation of why everyone should care about inequalty. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest  book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World”. […]

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Inequality

Sam Pizzigati – A Practical Prescription for Taxing Our World’s Richest

July 3, 2024 Ben 0

Brazil appears to be genuinely interested in a global billionaire tax, but it won’t work unless the global north – where most billionaires are – come on board. Sam Pizzigati writes on inequality for the […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

June 11, 2026 0

Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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