This year’s report, Inequality Inc, again articulates a trend that we have all witnessed for the past four decades and more. Are electorates and politicians across the world prepared just to shrug for ever about that widening wealth gap? Not only does Robeyns argue for a limit to wealth, she is prepared to put a number on it. Robeyns, 51, grew up in Belgium and gained her PhD at Cambridge under Amartya Sen, the guru of development economics. When I spoke to Robeyns about her book last week, I wondered if she felt like a heretic for proposing these ideas?

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2024 21:18 UTC