Zur neoliberalen Politik gehört eine Umdeutung von Begriffen ("Erfolg" statt "Gier", "Ungleichheit" statt "Armut"), die zur Entpolitisierung führen. Ungerechtigkeit wird hingenommen, Alternativen werden nicht mehr erwogen, weil sie in der allgegenwärtigen ökonomischen Logik keinen Platz mehr...

With six essays exploring different aspects of economic growth, poverty, inequality and social security, this book offers a critical perspective on India's development experience since independence. Incisive and empirically rich, the book opens up new vistas in development discourse and informs...

This edited volume examines the potential of labour market institutions for ensuring equitable income distribution. Using empirical examples from both developed and developing countries, it analyses the connections between macroeconomic policies and inequality as well as how specific groups are...

One of the country's leading scholars on economics and social policy, Isabel Sawhill addresses the enormous divisions in American society--economic, cultural, and political--and what might be done to bridge them. Widening inequality and the loss of jobs to trade and technology has left a...