{"product_id":"global-inequality-a-new-approach-for-the-age-of-globalization-9780674984035","title":"Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Bruno Kreisky Prize, Karl Renner Institut\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Economics Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e An \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eLivemint\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the world's leading economists of inequality, Branko Milanovic presents a bold new account of the dynamics that drive inequality on a global scale. Drawing on vast data sets and cutting-edge research, he explains the benign and malign forces that make inequality rise and fall within and among nations. He also reveals who has been helped the most by globalization, who has been held back, and what policies might tilt the balance toward economic justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The data  Milanovic] provides offer a clearer picture of great economic puzzles, and his bold theorizing chips away at tired economic orthodoxies.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Milanovic has written an outstanding book...Informative, wide-ranging, scholarly, imaginative and commendably brief. As you would expect from one of the world's leading experts on this topic, Milanovic has added significantly to important recent works by Thomas Piketty, Anthony Atkinson and Fran ois Bourguignon...Ever-rising inequality looks a highly unlikely combination with any genuine democracy. It is to the credit of Milanovic's book that it brings out these dangers so clearly, along with the important global successes of the past few decades.\u003cbr\u003e--Martin Wolf, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilanovic, Branko:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Branko Milanovic is Visiting Presidential Professor and Core Faculty at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He was formerly Lead Economist in the World Bank's research department. His books include \u003ci\u003eGlobal Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e (Harvard) and \u003ci\u003eThe Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Belknap Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327003529490,"sku":"9780674984035","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f0bb0fd-53d2-4c31-bfb7-4fcf899c588e.jpg?v=1727708147","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/global-inequality-a-new-approach-for-the-age-of-globalization-9780674984035","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}