Die jüngsten finanz- und gesellschaftspolitischen Ereignisse rücken Fragen zur Bedeutung von Wohlstand, Reichtum und Vermögen in ein neues Licht. So ist in den letzten Jahren in vielen Gesellschaften der Anteil Wohlhabender und Reicher gestiegen und damit auch die Notwendigkeit, ihre...

At a time when the divide between the wealthy and the disadvantaged is widening, this major new textbook provides students with a critical understanding of poverty and social exclusion in relation to wealth, rather than as separate from it. Raising fundamental questions about the organisation of...

The thirty-years war -- The puzzling politics of winner-take-all -- The winner-take-all economy -- How the winner-take-all economy was made -- A brief history of Democratic capitalism -- The rise of winner-take-all politics -- The unseen revolution of the 1970s -- The politics of organized...

"Few topics are more certain to generate a lively debate among any group of individuals than the causes and consequences of income inequality. Economists are prone to similar, although more reasoned and empirically based, debates. This book is a curated collection of essays that explore a wide...