The Poor and the Plutocrats, 9780198870142
Hardcover
Global poverty falls while the rich get richer: why?

The Poor and the Plutocrats

from the poorest of the poor to the richest of the rich

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  • Hardcover

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    6 April 2021

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Summary

The Poor and the Plutocrats: Understanding Global Inequality

Why do so many live in poverty while a select few amass unimaginable wealth? This book delves into the complex relationship between inequality, poverty, and wealth accumulation.

Explore the paradox of our modern world: a decline in global inequality between countries coupled with a rise in inequality within nations, particularly in the US and the UK. Discover how the value of relatively unskilled labor has shifted …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780198870142
ISBN-10:0198870140
Author:Francis Teal
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:6 April 2021
Weight:408g
Dimensions:224mm x 140mm x 20mm
About The Author

Francis Teal

Francis Teal has worked on labour market questions for both rich and poor countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. It is this background that informs the approach adopted in this book to understanding the sources of inequality; a global and pressing concern.

He was a Deputy Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) at the University of Oxford from 1996 until his retirement in 2012. He is now a managing editor of Oxford Economic Papers and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of African Economies.

Before joining the Centre in 1991 Francis Teal held positions in Tanzania at the Tanzania Investment Bank, in the UK at the National Institute of Economics and Social Research and the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London and in Australia at the Bureau of Agricultural Economics and the Australian National University.

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