Jonathan D. Ostry

Confronting Inequality

How Societies Can Choose Inclusive Growth

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Inequality has drastically increased in many countries around the globe over the past three decades. The widening gap between the very rich and everyone else is often portrayed as an unexpected outcome or as the tradeoff we must accept to achieve economic growth. In this book, three International Monetary Fund economists show that this increase in inequality has in fact been a political choice--and explain what policies we should choose instead to achieve a more inclusive economy. Jonathan D. Ostry, Prakash Loungani, and Andrew Berg demonstrate that the extent of inequality depends on the policies governments choose--such as whether to let ca… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Loungani, Prakash / Berg, Andrew / Stiglitz, Joseph E. (Vorb.)

ISBN: 978-0-231-17469-5
EAN: 9780231174695
Produktnummer: 27399453
Verlag: University Presses
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 192 S.
Masse: H23.2 cm x B15.3 cm x D1.6 cm 290 g
Abbildungen: Print PDF; 51 graphs and charts
Gewicht: 290

Über den Autor

Jonathan D. Ostry is deputy director of the research department at the International Monetary Fund, where his work on financial globalization and inequality has been influential in bringing about a shift in the IMF's stance on these issues. His many books include Taming the Tide of Capital Flows (2017). His work on inequality and unsustainable growth has been cited by, among others, Barack Obama.Prakash Loungani is assistant director in the IMF's Independent Evaluation Office. Known for his work on the difficulty of forecasting recessions, he blogs as The Unassuming Economist.Andrew Berg is deputy director of the IMF's Institute for Capacity Development. He previously served at the U.S. Treasury, including as deputy assistant secretary for East Asia and Latin America in 2000-2001 and chief economist of the Mexican Task Force in 1995-1996.