GV4D4 - week 11

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These are my notes from December 05 for GV4D4 at the London School of Economics for the 2017-2018 school year. I took this module as part of the one-year Inequalities and Social Science MSc program.

The usual disclaimer: all notes are my personal impressions and do not necessarily reflect the view of the lecturer.


Can the Inequality Trend Be Reversed?

Readings

Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty (chapters 13-16)

Chapter 13: A Social State for the Twenty- First Century

Chapter 14: Rethinking the Progressive Income Tax

Chapter 15: A Global Tax on Capital

Chapter 16: The Question of the Public Debt

Inequality by Anthony B. Atkinson (chapters 9-11)

Chapter 9: Shrinking the Cake?

Chapter 10: Globalisation Prevents Action?

Chapter 11: Can We Afford It?

Lecture

Seminar