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- 050 _4 |a HB523 |b .M369 2017
- 100 1_ |a McCain, Roger A., |e author.
- 245 10 |a Approaching equality : |b what can be done about wealth inequality? / |c Roger A. McCain.
- 246 30 |a What can be done about wealth inequality?
- 260 __ |a Cheltenham, UK ; |a Northampton, MA, USA : |b Edward Elgar Publishing, |c c2017
- 300 __ |a v, 224 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm.
- 336 __ |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent
- 337 __ |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia
- 338 __ |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier
- 490 1_ |a New directions in modern economics
- 504 __ |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-221) and index.
- 520 __ |a By combining recent research (especially that of Piketty and his associates) with established ideas (particularly from Sir Arthur Lewis), Roger McCain proposes policies that, together, would aim to reverse the observed tendency towards the concentration of wealth in market economies, thus 'approach equality.' The shortcomings and dangers of rising wealth inequality are discussed, both from the point of view of increasing instability and of equalitarian values. Drawing on Marxist concepts of class, the book clarifies both the relation of wealth to income inequality and the causal link between wealth inequality and economic instability, exploring practical issues related to the proposed policies. The role of the 'middle class' and the causes of the failure of much of the population to save even for retirement are analyzed. The author goes on to examine the implications for programs of distribution according to need and the role of the corporation, and the possibility of a scheme of economic planning that would retain the known advantages of the market allocation of resources. With inequality still a rising issue for public policy, professionals and students studying policy economics will benefit from the analysis in this book and its tight focus on inequality of wealth, as will interested lay readers with a background in economics and an interest in inequality.
- 650 _0 |a Distributive justice.
- 650 _0 |a Distribution (Economic theory)
- 650 _0 |a Equality |x Economic aspects.
- 650 _0 |a Wealth |x Moral and ethical aspects.
- 776 08 |i Online version: |a McCain, Roger A. |t Approaching equality. |d Cheltenham, Glos : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc., [2017] |z 9781786431448 |w (OCoLC)988148544
- 830 _0 |a New directions in modern economics.