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The Hard Truth about Economic Inequality that Both the Left and Right Ignore

Apr 11, 2013

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, History, Politics, Public Policy, Sociology, Trends: Economic, Weatlh and Income Distribution

PBS Newshour: The Hard Truth about Economic Inequality that Both the Left and Right Ignore Jerry Muller is one of my favorite economic historians. This piece offers an insightful analysis of inequality in advanced market economies. As I read this piece, I kept thinking back to Robert Fogel's (another favorite economic historian) The Fourth Great…