Das Elend der Industriearbeiter im 19. Jahrhundert verstärkte den Ruf nach sozialer Gerechtigkeit und schürte die Angst vor einer Revolution. Preußen führte daraufhin als erste europäische Großmacht eine progressive Einkommensteuer ein. Mit ihr begann die Revolution der Gleichheit und der...

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...

This paper examines the impact of digital trade on wealth inequality for 40 developed and developing member countries of the UNESCAP Asia Pacific region, for the period from 2005-2021. Data on digital trade, measured using two indicators, namely, trade in digitally deliverable services and trade...

"This book discusses the origins of wealth inequality and explains how societies can reform to avoid the catastrophe of inequality-induced social breakdown. It develops a theoretical and practical understanding of the principles behind the concept of ownership and of property, complete with...

Introduction: Understanding Society: Poverty, wealth and inequality in the UK -- Understanding Society: Subjectivity, datasets and methodological aproaches -- Extreme Poverty: A structural inequality? -- The top 10%: Income and Wealth Inequality -- Inequality and Devolution. Localised solutions...