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The Modern Kuznets Curve - A Second Wave of Inequality

Geoff Riley

26th March 2016

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Inequality between countries has decline over the long run but has increased within them in a large number of cases. In a new book Branko Milanovic explores some of the long-term dynamics of income and wealth inequality in developed countries. Some of his core arguments are summarised here in this blog piece.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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