Dimensions of Inequality

Impacts on Growth, Governance, and Human Development

AvInes A. Ferreira,Rachel M. Gisselquist

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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This open access book offers a balanced, readable introduction to key topics around inequality across the globe.Inequality matters—and yet, despite an explosion of research and debate, it remains one of the most contested issues of our time. Is it rising or falling? Why do expert analyses often clash? And how can non-specialists make sense of the evidence? Too often, discussions focus narrowly on wealthy Western countries, overlooking also urgent realities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.This book tackles those gaps, combining expert synthesis of the scholarly literature with new findings from @EQUAL, a major research consortium project spanning institutions in the Global North and South. Through vivid examples—particularly from Colombia, Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, and Vietnam—it examines how inequality is measured, understood, and acted upon across diverse contexts.Rejecting one-size-fits-all solutions, it advocates nuanced, practical, and transformative approaches rooted in context, values, and evidence. Making complex research accessible, this open-access book equips readers with essential knowledge and tools to confront inequality worldwide.The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-04-30
Mått:136 x 214 x 20 mm
Vikt:249 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350516908

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Ines A. Ferreira is an independent consultant. At the time of writing she was Assistant Professor and a member of the Development Economics Research Group at the Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen (UCPH-DERG).Rachel M. Gisselquist is Professor in Governance and Development, and Director, Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC), University of Birmingham. Finn Tarp is Professor of Development Economics at University of Copenhagen as well as Coordinator of UCPH-DERG. He was Director of the UN University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) from 2009 to 2018.

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Given the vast existing literature, it is difficult to add new and valuable perspectives on the issue of inequality, but this excellent book manages to do so. Ferreira, Gisselquist and Tarp provide novel and highly relevant perspectives on the relation between inequality and well-being, governance and conflict, as well as a sensible discussion of what should and can be done. Readers will find a nuanced and balanced book with references to countries in various regions of the world. Well worth reading.

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Introduction1. Rising Inequality?2. Dimensions of Inequality3. How Do People Understand, Perceive, and Act on Inequality? 4. Inequality, Economic Prosperity, and Well-being 5. Inequality, Political Institutions, and Stability 6. What to Do?: Interventions that Have Reduced Inequality or Mitigated Its HarmsAppendixBibliographyIndex