Inequality: is it rising, and can we reverse it?
by Richard Partington Economics correspondent from on (#4PXGE)
The UK ranks among the most unequal nations in Europe and many people feel they are not sharing in the country's wealth
Income inequality has risen sharply since the 1970s in most advanced economies around the world, and has been blamed for increasingly polarised politics.
Thomas Piketty: Capital in the 21st Century
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett: The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger
Tony Atkinson: Inequality: What Can Be Done?
Branko Milanovic: Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization
Sir Angus Deaton: The Great Escape: Health, Wealth and the Origins of Inequality
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