Inequality Studies from the Global South

David Francis is Deputy Director of the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.Imraan Valodia is Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management and Director of the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.Edward Webster is Distinguished Research Professor at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

"This book not only brings Southern perspectives on inequality by highlighting the approaches and experiences of both the geographical South and the South as a metaphor for the victims of exclusion of oppression (the ‘subaltern’) around the world, it also points to the need to shift the centre of gravity of inequality studies to the global South, where inequalities of income and power are often far more pronounced than in the global North. The book, by posing the issue of the inequalities within the global epistemological order that tends to mirror the unequal and unjust global order, shows the need to reframe the narratives about inequality as well as the need for a comprehensive structural transformation agenda. The Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, based in South Africa where millions of people are still grappling with the devastating effects of Apartheid, by producing this must read on inequality is clearly off to a great start." -- Ebrima Sall, Executive Director of TrustAfrica and former Executive Secretary of CODESRIA "This is a major contribution to social science discourse on inequality that seriously shifts the focus from money-matric, income-centric engagement to historically understood, interconnected, structural dimensions, centering on power. It is likely to influence not only thinking on inequality in global south but also in academies and policy circles of the global north." -- Manoranjan Mohanty, Retired Professor of Political Science, University of Delhi"An important collection of essays that add up to a fresh and innovative perspective on inequality from the global South. It broadens and advances the field of inequality studies through an interdisciplinary approach and it draws our focus beyond measurement of economic inequality, which so far has dominated the literature. The different chapters examine inequality across the global South from multiple perspectives, including gender, race and class and offer exciting theoretical and methodological innovations for the study of inequality. This book is an essential tool for researchers and students in both the global North and South who are concerned about growing levels of inequality across the globe." -- Naila Kabeer, Professor of Gender and Development, Departments of International Development and Gender Studies, London School of Economics

• Part 1: Introductions and Conceptual Questions on Inequality in the South 1. Towards a Southern Approach to Inequality Edward Webster et al. 2. Is Hierarchy the Same as Inequality? Dilip Menon 3. Inequality Under Globalization James K. Galbraith and Jaehee Choi Part 2: The Political Economy of Inequality in the Global South 4. A Survey of Trends in Macroeconomic Policy and Development in the Global South: From World War II to the Global Financial Crisis and Beyond Vishnu Padayachee 5. Economic Power and Regulation: The Political Economy of Metals, Machinery and Equipment Industries in South Africa Sumayya Goga et al. 6. Inegalitarian Growth Alexandre de Freitas Barbosa et al. Part 3: Work, Households and the Labour Market 7. The Crisis of Social Reproduction in Petty Commodity Production and Large-scale Mining Hibist Kassa 8. Vocational Education and Inequalities in Transitions from Education to Work in Three African Countries Stephanie Allais Part 4: Land, Space and Cities 9. Investigating Infrastructures of Urban Inequality Margot Rubin et al. 10. Social Reproduction at End Moments Akua Britwam and Ben Scully Part 5: Alternatives 11. Minimum Wages Patrick Belser et al. 12. Building Counter Power in the Workplace Edward Webster 13. Global Inequality and Human Rights Radhika Balakrishnan 14. Conclusion David Francis et al.