Global Inequality

A New Approach for the Age of Globalization

Branko Milanovic

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$21.00 • £16.95 • €19.00

ISBN 9780674984035

Publication Date: 04/09/2018

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320 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

1 map, 1 chart, 49 graphs, 4 tables

Belknap Press

World

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Branko Milanovic is Visiting Presidential Professor and Core Faculty at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He was formerly Lead Economist in the World Bank’s research department. His books include Global Inequality and The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality.

Awards & Accolades

2016 Bruno Kreisky Prize for Best Political Book, Karl-Renner-Institut

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A Guardian Best Book of 2017

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A Financial Times Best Economics Book of 2016

A Livemint Best Book of 2016

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