The Origins and Dynamics of Inequality: Sex, Politics, and Ideology
- ISBN-10
- 0197575943
- ISBN-13
- 9780197575949
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 520
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2022
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Jon D. Wisman
Description
Introduction: Inequality, sex, politics, and ideology -- Blame it on sex -- From aboriginal equality to limited and unstable inequality -- The dynamics of religious legitimation -- The state, civilization, and extreme inequality -- The critical break : the bourgeoisie unchained -- Theological revolution and the idea of equality -- The shift toward secular ideology -- Workers gain formal political power -- From American exceptionalism to the great compression -- Simon Kuznets' happy prognosis crushed in an ideological coup -- Inequality, conspicuous consumption, and the growth trap -- The problem is inequality, not private property and markets -- What future for inequality?
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