TY - BOOK AU - Wade,Robert TI - Inequality and the West T2 - BWB Texts SN - 9781927247822 AV - JC575 -- .W334 2013eb U1 - 305 PY - 2013/// CY - Wellington PB - Bridget Williams Books KW - Equality KW - Middle class -- United States KW - Social classes -- United States KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Inequality and the West -- Table of Contents -- Introducing BWB Texts -- Inequality and the West -- CAUSES OF INCOME CONCENTRATION -- Concentration of financial power -- Interests of the rich -- Interests of the middle classes -- Conservative ideology and its easy links to 'non-negotiable' values -- Economists' defence of inequality -- HOW CAN WE PRIORITISE INEQUALITY? -- Income concentration and economic performance -- Inequality and incentives -- Income concentration, aggregate demand and financial fragility -- CONCLUSION -- Endnotes -- About the Author -- Publisher's Note N2 - This stunning sweep of western societies by New Zealander Robert Wade, professor at the London School of Economics, reveals why inequality has risen internationally, how it's been justified, and the arguments against it UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/buse-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1224031 ER -