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The time trend in global inequality — James Galbraith and Jaehee Choi

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Inspection of trends and changes in inequality gives a strong clue to the sweep of events. There are four trends and three distinct turning points. From 1963-1971, no trend appears, and changes in individual countries are for the most part small. After 1971, while inequality increases in some of the wealthy countries, in much of the world it is declining. After 1980, there is a radical change…. Real-World Economics Review BlogThe time trend in global inequality James Galbraith and Jaehee Choi in The Inequality Crisis

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Inspection of trends and changes in inequality gives a strong clue to the sweep of events. There are four trends and three distinct turning points. From 1963-1971, no trend appears, and changes in individual countries are for the most part small. After 1971, while inequality increases in some of the wealthy countries, in much of the world it is declining. After 1980, there is a radical change….
Real-World Economics Review Blog
The time trend in global inequality
 James Galbraith and Jaehee Choi in The Inequality Crisis

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