{"product_id":"combating-inequality-rethinking-governments-role-hardcover","title":"Combating Inequality: Rethinking Government's Role - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlivier Blanchard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDani Rodrik\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeading economists and policymakers consider what economic tools are most effective in reversing the rise in inequality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEconomic inequality is the defining issue of our time. In the United States, the wealth share of the top 1% has risen from 25% in the late 1970s to around 40% today. The percentage of children earning more than their parents has fallen from 90% in the 1940s to around 50% today. In \u003ci\u003eCombating Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e, leading economists, many of them current or former policymakers, bring good news: we have the tools to reverse the rise in inequality. In their discussions, they consider which of these tools are the most effective at doing so.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlivier Blanchard is C. Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Robert Solow Professor of Economics Emeritus at MIT. He was Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund from 2008 to 2015. Dani Rodrik is Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and President-Elect of the International Economic Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768805851424,"sku":"9780262045612","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/57ba3aa8305d5f20a4a0e97cdea21adf.webp?v=1780337724","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/combating-inequality-rethinking-governments-role-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}