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Branko Milanovic

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The Problematic Past, Present, and Future of Inequality Studies

An intellectual history of inequality in economic theory reveals the ideological reasons behind the field’s resurgence in the last few decades.

by Branko Milanovic, Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins via The Nation on March 20, 2024
How the System Was Rigged

The global economic order and the myth of sovereignty.

by Branko Milanovic via Foreign Affairs on June 21, 2022
What These Early-20th-Century Scholars Got Right About 21st-Century Politics

Unlike many economists today, they questioned fundamental social structure.

by Branko Milanovic via Vox on January 10, 2018

Visions of Inequality: From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War

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The Rich Can't Get Richer Forever, Can They?

Inequality comes in waves. The question is when this one will break.

by Liaquat Ahamed via The New Yorker on August 26, 2019

A group of birds with one standing on top of the rest.

Rules for the Ruling Class

How to thrive in the power élite—while declaring it your enemy.

by Evan Osnos via The New Yorker on January 22, 2024

How the Black Death Radically Changed the Course of History

A look at the economic changes that occured after the Black Death in Europe and what that could mean for the aftermath of Covid-19.

by Steve LeVine via Medium on April 2, 2020

Map of world happiness.

Are Things Getting Better or Worse?

Why assessing the state of the world is harder than it sounds.

by Joshua Rothman via The New Yorker on July 23, 2018

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