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From Marx on inequality to Smith on slavery: an interview with Branko Milanovic

June 18, 2024 Ben 0

Dan Nixon interviews Branko Milanovic about his latest book, Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War, covering everything from Adam Smith’s surprising views about slavery to misconceptions about […]

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Sam Pizzigati – The Well-Heeled and Our Personal Well-Being

May 8, 2024 Ben 0

Psychologists have found that more unequal societies are more accepting of unethical behaviour. Sam Pizzigati writes on inequality for the Institute for Policy Studies. His latest book: The Case for a Maximum Wage (Polity). Cross-posted from Counterpunch Just what […]

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Philip Di Salvo, Antje Scharenberg – AI bias: the organised struggle against automated discrimination

March 6, 2024 Ben 0

Artificial Intelligence systems are already a major part of our lives in Europe, and are automating inequality. Philip Di Salvo is a Postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the University of St.Gallen. Antje Scharenberg is a […]

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Michael Roberts – Inequality: the middle way

March 4, 2024 Ben 0

Tackling inequality without tackling the structure of modern capitalism is fiddling while Rome burns. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Last week I attended a […]

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Oxfam – A wealth tax on EU multi-millionaires and billionaires could raise 286.5 billion euros each year, 40% of the EU’s recovery fund

January 15, 2024 Ben 0

As the World Economic Forum begins in Davos, a new Oxfam report on inequality reveals an incredible growth in inequality in the EU. Cross-posted from the Oxfam website The EU’s five richest billionaires increased their […]

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Inequality

Stewart Lansley: Poverty in Britain is firmly linked to the country’s mountain of private wealth – Labour must address this growing inequality

September 6, 2023 Ben 0

Labour appear to have given up on tackling poverty and inequality before they have even got into power. Stewart Lansley is Visiting Fellow at the School of Policy Studies, University of Bristol. Cross-posted from The […]

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Branko Milanović interview: On global inequality, China’s rise, the war in Ukraine

July 17, 2023 Ben 0

An exploration of inequality from many angles. Cross-posted from Branko Milanović’s blog (originally published in French in ‘Atlantico’ here). What is your take on the riots that are going on in France at the moment?   […]

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Economics

Michael Roberts: The Great Divergence

July 10, 2023 Ben 0

The rise of China has led to inequality falling on the global scale over the past 20 years, but that’s highly unlikely to continue. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific […]

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Branko Milanović: The Great Convergence

June 19, 2023 Ben 0

Fascinating insight into global inequality trends. Published in Foreign Policy. Read the article HERE.

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Euronews: ‘Another missed opportunity’: EU Commissioner rules out private jet ban

June 5, 2023 Ben 0

The EU Transport Commission has said it won’t curb private jet use. Read the article HERE.

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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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