Confronting inequality:   How societies can choose inclusive growth/  [electronic resource] 
by Jonathan D. Ostry, Prakash Loungani, Andrew Berg, and Joseph E. Stiglitz 
 - New York:  Columbia University Press,  2019. 
 - e-book contains 192 pages 
<br/><br/> Includes references, glossary and index 
<br/><br/>Table of Contents<br/>Intro<br/>pp Intro-vi; 7 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>Table of Contents<br/>pp vii-viii; 2 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>Foreword, by Joseph E. Stiglitz<br/>pp ix-xii; 4 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>Preface<br/>pp xiii-xvi; 4 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>1. Introduction<br/>pp 1-11; 11 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>2. Inequality: Measures and Drivers<br/>pp 12-24; 13 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>3. Inequality and Sustained Growth<br/>pp 25-36; 12 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>4. Structural Policies and Inequality<br/>pp 37-53; 17 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>5. Financial Globalization and Inequality<br/>pp 54-67; 14 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>6. Austerity and Inequality<br/>pp 68-78; 11 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>7. Central Banks and Inequality<br/>pp 79-86; 8 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>8. Technology, Robots, and Inequality<br/>pp 87-94; 8 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>9. Remedies for Inequality—Redistribution<br/>pp 95-105; 11 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>10. Conclusions<br/>pp 106-110; 5 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>Data Appendix<br/>pp 111-120; 10 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>Technical Appendix<br/>pp 121-148; 28 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>Glossary<br/>pp 149-152; 4 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>References<br/>pp 153-164; 12 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/>Index<br/>pp 165-175; 11 pages<br/>Download PDF	  	Read Online<br/> 
<br/><br/> Inequality has drastically increased in many countries around the globe over the past three decades. The widening gap between the very rich and everyone else is often portrayed as an unexpected outcome or as the tradeoff we must accept to achieve economic growth. In this book, three International Monetary Fund economists show that this increase in inequality has in fact been a political choice—and explain what policies we should choose instead to achieve a more inclusive economy. Jonathan D. Ostry, Prakash Loungani, and Andrew Berg demonstrate that the extent of inequality depends on the policies governments choose—such as whether to let capital move unhindered across national boundaries, how much austerity to impose, and how much to deregulate markets. While these policies do often confer growth benefits, they have also been responsible for much of the increase in inequality. The book also shows that inequality leads to weaker economic performance and proposes alternative policies capable of delivering more inclusive growth. In addition to improving access to health care and quality education, they call for redistribution from the rich to the poor and present evidence showing that redistribution does not hurt growth. Accessible to scholars across disciplines as well as to students and policy makers, Confronting Inequality is a rigorous and empirically rich book that is crucial for a time when many fear a new Gilded Age. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231527613  USD85.31 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Money & Monetary Policy Economic Policy Social Policy 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.9  361.25  / CON