Inequality and instability a study of the world economy just before the Great Crisis - Galbraith, James K. (New York, N.Y. Oxford University Press, 2012)
The physics and ethics of inequality -- The need for new inequality measures -- Pay inequality and world development -- Estimating the inequality of household incomes -- Economic inequality and political regimes -- The geography of inequality in America, 1969 to 2007 -- State-level income inequality and American elections -- Inequality and unemployment in Europe : a question of levels -- European wages and the flexibility thesis -- Globalization and inequality in China -- Finance and power in Argentina and Brazil -- Inequality in Cuba after the Soviet collapse -- Economic inequality and the world crisis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-307) and index.
Keywords: Income distribution; Economic policy; Globalization -- Social aspects; Power (Social sciences).; Economic development -- Research; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.