Extreme inequality is a political choice, not inevitable
An International Panel on Inequality would produce rigorous assessments of the magnitudes and changes in inequality, writes Joseph Stiglitz.
Joseph Stiglitz argues that extreme inequality results from policy decisions rather than inevitable economic forces, and proposes an International Panel on Inequality to produce rigorous assessments of its scale and trends. For African economies, this framing implies that tax policy, labour market regulation, and public spending choices are central levers in shaping distributional outcomes, and that credible cross-country inequality data could strengthen domestic policy debates and international tax negotiations.
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