Economic Growth and Inequality

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Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
	Notes
2 Equality of Welfare: Theoretical Foundations
	Introduction
	The Birth of Welfare Economics
	The “Ordinalist Revolution”
	Pareto Optimality and Social Ordering
	Has the Ordinalist Revolution Run Its Course?
	Beyond the Efficiency–Equity Trade-Off?
	(Economists In) the Pursuit of Happiness
	Conclusion
	Notes
3 Equality of Welfare: Empirical Perspectives
	Measuring Inequalities: Methodological Overview
	Trends in the Distribution of Income and Wealth
	Piketty’s Statistical Tour De Force
		Critical Assessments of Piketty’s Analysis
		Inequalities in a Globalized World
	More Qualitative Dimensions of Welfare
	Conclusion
	Notes
4 Equality of Opportunity I: Classical Liberal Perspectives
	Ownership and Freedom
		Property Rights: Origins and Justifications
			The Natural Position On the Assignment of Property Rights
			Evolutionary Approaches
		Counterarguments and Refutations
			Proudhon
			Marx
			Are Property Rights Dispensable?
		The Use/Abuse of Property Rights
	Economic Liberty and Economic Development
		The Simpler Claim
		A Not-So-Simple Case
	Conclusion: Responsible Liberty
	Notes
5 Equality of Opportunity II: Egalitarian Perspectives
	Ideal Theories
		Rawls
		Dworkin
		Luck Egalitarianism
	Nonideal Approaches
	What’s So Good About Egalitarianism?
	Conclusion
	Notes
6 Growth and (In)equality II: What to Do About Inequality?
	Sociopolitical Reforms: Variations On the Theme of Empowerment
		Education
		Minimum Wage
		“Predistribution”: Asset-Based Approaches
			Land Ownership
			Codetermination
		Trade vs. Aid
	Reinventing the Welfare State: More Efficient Income Support and Fairer Taxation
		Tax Reform
		A Basic Income Guarantee
	Conclusion
	Notes
Works Cited
Index