The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (864 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0465031412 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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He goes beyond mere entertainment to explain why inequality matters, how it damages our economics prospects, and how it can threaten the foundations of the social order that we take for granted. Bold, engaging, and illuminating, The Haves and the Have-Nots teaches us not only how to think about inequality, but why we should.. Darcy really was; how much Anna Karenina gained by falling in love; how wealthy ancient Romans compare to today’s super-rich; where in Kenyan income distribution was Obama’s grandfather; how we should think about Marxism in a modern world; and how location where one is born determines his wealth. He reveals just how rich Elizabeth Bennet’s suitor Mr. Who is the richest person in the world, ever? Does where you were born affect how much money you’ll earn over a lifetime? How would we know? Why—beyond the idle curiosity—do these questions even matter? In The Haves and the Have-Nots, Branko Milanovic, one of the world’s leading experts on wealth, poverty, and the gap that separates them, explains these and other mysteries of how wealth is unevenly spread throughout our world, now and through time. Milanovic uses history, literature and stories straight out of today’s newspapers, to discuss one of the major divisions in our social lives: betwee
Darcy of Pride and Prejudice as well as Anna Karenina’s financial prospects had she married Vronsky. Using complicated economic models that he explains very well, Milanovic breaks down incomes to make comparisons between the haves and the have-nots within nations, between nations, and among citizens of the world. --Vanessa Bush . He offers vignettes that make his concepts all the more accessible and entertaining as he explains the errors of Marxism and why a person’s relative wealth is determined more by their country of origin than by their family’s wealth. He ponders John Rawls, Alexis de Tocqueville, Karl Marx, Max Weber, and others to explore theories regarding the rich and the poor. Milanovic writes as much like a philosopher as an economist as he ponders the growing trend of
"Engaging and clear" according to Ecologist. I'm not an economist, but I am curious about the alarming increase in inequality. I cannot vouch for its accuracy or whether it reflects accepted or well supported ideas by economists or other social scientists. That said, it was incredibly clear, engaging, and in rich in detail and ideas. A great read and very thought provoking. It's logic and theses are compelling and the data it provides here and there are quite absorbing. It considers the history, competing ideas, causes and consequences.I'm not sold on the vignette approach - though it did help in navigati. "Excellent reading - the first book I encountered" according to Witold Jaworski. Excellent reading - the first book I encountered, which describes the inequality between countries and regions, as well as its political aspects. Everything written as a set of interesting stories, with references to the well-known novels. Before this I read the Stiglitz book on this subject - and it was a little bit boring, often-repeating lecture about the United States alone. Milanovic's book is shorter, better, and gives you a much broader, global view.. Taran said A great book with very interesting insights in how inequality works. A great book with very interesting insights in how inequality works within and between countries. A must read for those interested in social issues and want to learn about it from an economic perspective.
Branko Milanovic, lead economist at the World Bank’s research division in Washington, DC, and professor at University of Maryland, is author of Worlds Apart.