From Athens to America : the two traditions -- America's middle-class constitution -- The emergence of the plutocracy -- The search for solutions --How economic inequality threatens the Republic -- The future of the middle class constitution

This book argues that inequality is not just about numbers, but is also about lived, historical experience. It supplements economic research and offers a comprehensive stocktaking of existing thinking on global inequality and its historical development. The book is interdisciplinary, drawing...

Sammelband zum von der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung initiierten Projekt "Die Gute Gesellschaft - Soziale Demokratie 2017plus": Behandelt werden in 28 Beiträgen Ergebnisse von Langzeitstudien zu Einkommen und Vermögen, spezifische Analysen (Migranten, Bildung, Geschlecht etc.) sowie...

The role played by ritual in the field of human rights has not been widely remarked or analysed. Here I argue that the triumph of human rights as the predominant language for making social justice claims in the international sphere is partly attributable to the power of certain linguistic and...

"In These Times magazine has charted a staggering rise in inequality and the fall of the American middle class. Here, in a selection from four decades of articles by investigative reporters and progressive thinkers, is the story of our age. It is a tale of shockingly successful corporate...

Wachsende Ungleichheit ist kein Schicksal, sondern Folge politischer Entscheidungen, diese Überzeugung vertritt Joseph Stiglitz vehement. Deswegen fordert er eine Politik, die den Wohlstand endlich wieder gerechter verteilt. In seinem neuen Buch zeigt er uns, jenen 99 Prozent der Bevölkerung,...