Brahmin Left vs Merchant Rigth: Rising Inequality & the Changing Structure of Political Conflict Figures and tables
Septiembre de 2018 • Key question: whyhasn’tdemocracyslowedrisinginequality? • Weobserve risinginequalityin mostworld regionssince1980 • One couldhave expectedrisingpoliticaldemandfor redistribution • So whydo weseemore xenophobicpopulismand identity-based politics (Brexit, Trump, Le Pen, Modi, AfD, etc.), ratherthanmore class-based (income-basedand wealth-based) politics? • Wastheresomethingunique about 1950-1980 egalitarianperiod? Whydidithappenand whydiditend? Will ithappenagain? • Do weneedextremecircumstances(wars, crisis, revolutions, etc.) to producethe kindof … Leer más
