Why Inequality Matters – for the Rich and the Poor.
Mezzadri Alessandra, 2015
Name of publisher/editor
The Conversation UK
Geographic area
Global
Summary & key words
In the last decade there has been a renaissance in studies stressing the relevance of inequality worldwide, particularly in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. The loud cry of the Occupy movement gained worldwide attention in its denunciation of the increasing polarisation of incomes and assets in the hands of an infamous 1%.