Introduction -- The significance of economic and social rights to peace and security -- Peace and security, socio-economic progress, and human rights : the inseparable roles of the Security Council, the General Assembly and the ECOSOC -- Peacebuilding and peace operations : the nexus of peace,...

Welfare states redistribute both between individuals reducing annual inequality and over the life-cycle insuring against income risks. But studies measuring redistribution often focus only on a one-year period. Using German SOEP data from 1984 to 2009, long-term inequality over a 20-year period...