The origins of inequality : mechanisms, models, policy / Per Molander.
2022
HM821
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Title
The origins of inequality : mechanisms, models, policy / Per Molander.
Author
Molander, Per, author.
ISBN
9783030931896 (electronic bk.)
3030931897 (electronic bk.)
3030931889
9783030931889
3030931897 (electronic bk.)
3030931889
9783030931889
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (217 pages)
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10.1007/978-3-030-93189-6 doi
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HM821
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.5
Summary
This book presents a unified approach to the problem of inequality, combining results from a variety of research fields the human life cycle, group dynamics, networks, markets, and economic geography. Its main message is that inequality emerges as the natural result of mechanisms operating both in individual human development and in social interaction. It posits that inequality is not an anomalous deviation from a naturally egalitarian social structure; quite to the contrary, inequality is to be expected as part of the human condition. The author states that the growth of inequality, on the other hand, is not a natural law the level and character of inequality can be affected by collective decisions. This perspective on human inequality has potentially far-reaching consequences both for the political philosophy of inequality and for public policy-making. This book is of interest to a wide interdisciplinary social science readership, including public policy, decision sciences, economic geography, and life course studies. .
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Preliminaries
Life-cycle development
Interaction within and between groups
Spatial inequality
Static versus dynamic inequality mathematical analysis
Philosophical and political considerations
Conclusions.
Preliminaries
Life-cycle development
Interaction within and between groups
Spatial inequality
Static versus dynamic inequality mathematical analysis
Philosophical and political considerations
Conclusions.