The origins of inequality, and policies to contain it / Joseph E. Stiglitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stiglitz, Joseph E., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wealth.

Distribution (Economic theory).

Equality--Economic aspects.

Equality.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1262 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

This title gathers together and extends to new frontiers Joseph Stiglitz's lifelong work, drawing upon the challenges and insights of each of these phases of his career.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Preface

Contents

Introduction and Overview of the Volume

Part I Broader Perspectives

1 A Rigged Economy and What We Can Do about It

2 The Origins of Inequality, and Policies to Contain It

3 Inequality and Economic Growth

4 Alternative Theories of Inequality: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives, Causes, Consequences, and Policies

5 Rewriting the Rules of the Economy and the Shaping of American Inequality

6 Wealth and Income Distribution: New Theories Needed for a New Era

7 Eliminating Extreme Inequality: A Sustainable Development Goal, 2015-30

Part II The Basic Theory

Part II.A Early Contributions

8 Distribution of Income and Wealth among Individuals

9 Intergenerational Transfers and Inequality

Part II.B Recent Unpublished Contributions

10 Explaining the New Stylized Facts of Growth and Distribution

11 Generalizing the Basic Model: Inequalities in Equilibrium Wealth among Individuals with Heterogeneous Abilities and General Intertemporal Preferences

12 Equilibrium Income and Wealth Distributions: Balancing Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces

13 Wealth Inequality: Life-Cycle Savings vs. Inherited Wealth

14 The Role of Land in Creating Wealth Inequality

15 The Role of Credit and the Financial System in Creating Wealth Inequality

16 Monopoly, Rents, and Political Equilibrium

17 Innovation and Inequality

Part II.C Recent Published Contributions

18 The Future of Inequality: Artificial Intelligence, Worker-Replacing Technological Progress and Income Distribution

19 Pareto Efficient Taxation and Expenditures: Pre- and Re-distribution

Part III Earlier Contributions

Part III.A Basic Theory of the Measurement of Inequality

20 Some Further Results on the Measurement of Inequality.

21 Simple Formulae for the Measurement of Inequality and the Optimal Linear Income Tax

Part III.B Mobility

22 Dynastic Inequality, Mobility, and Equality of Opportunity

23 Reflections on Mobility and Social Justice, Economic Efficiency, and Individual Responsibility

Part III.C Inequality and Inefficiency

24 Remarks on Inequality, Agency Costs, and Economic Efficiency

25 Credit Rationing, Tenancy, Productivity, and the Dynamics of Inequality

26 Landlords, Tenants, and Technological Innovations

Part III.D Inequality and Macro-Dynamics

27 Beyond Tradeoffs: Why Growth and Equality Can Be Complementary

28 A Two-Sector, Two-Class Model of Economic Growth

29 Capital, Wages, and Structural Unemployment

30 Inequality and the Business Cycle

31 Macroeconomic Fluctuations, Inequality, and Growth

Part III.E Inheritance

32 Notes on Estate Taxes, Redistribution, and the Concept of Balanced Growth Path Incidence

33 Equality, Taxation, and Inheritance

Part III.F Discrimination

34 Approaches to the Economics of Discrimination

35 Theories of Discrimination and Economic Policy

Part III.G Inequality and Public Policy: Some Final Comments

36 Inequality and Taxation

37 The Welfare State in the Twenty-First Century

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 20, 2025).

ISBN:

0-19-183982-5

0-19-252020-2

OCLC:

1513424406