Inequality and Growth: Patterns and Policy

. Ed(s): Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Basu, Kaushik

ISBN 10: 1137554576 / ISBN 13: 9781137554574

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2016

About this Item

It was part of common wisdom that in the early stages of development inequality would rise, but it would, eventually, decline. As time passed and growth persisted, inequality has, however, continued to grow, casting doubt on the received wisdom. Editor(s): Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Basu, Kaushik. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454. . 2016. Hardback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Inequality and Growth: Patterns and Policy
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137554576
• ISBN 13: 9781137554574
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

It was part of common wisdom that in the early stages of development inequality would rise, but it would, eventually, decline. As time passed and growth persisted, inequality has, however, continued to grow, casting doubt on the received wisdom.

About the Author

Joseph E. Stiglitz is University Professor at Columbia University and the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize for Economics. He served on President Clinton's economic team as a member and then Chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisors in the mid-1990s. He then joined the World Bank as Chief Economist and Senior Vice President.

Kaushik Basu is the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank currently on leave from Cornell where he is Professor of Economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies. Previously he served as Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India.