Power and Inequality

Alessandro Roncaglia is Emeritus professor of Economics, Sapienza University of Rome, and member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (since 2018 in its Presidency Council); has been President of the Italian Economists Society. His book The wealth of ideas (2005) received the Blanqui Prize. He also won the Guggenheim prize in the History of Economic Thought for 2019.

'Finally! - A book on the economy that makes power the centrepiece of the analysis, recognizing its multiple faces, its relationship to accumulation and distribution, its uses and abuses in policy making and in the quotidian functioning of economies at all levels. This will change how you look at the economy - so it is essential reading for everyone, especially economics teachers and students.' Jayati Ghosh, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

• 1. Introduction; Part I. The Colours of Power: 2. Interpretations and fields of application: the multiple faces of power; 3. The origin of inequalities: the division of labour; 4. Modern capitalist property and finance; 5. The networks; 6. The state; 7. Culture and power; 8. The spatial dimension of power; Part II. Ethical Assessments and Policy Perspectives: 9. The ethics of power between the common good and equality; 10. The strategy of structural reforms; 11. Materials for a reasonable utopia; References; Index.