Varieties of economic inequality / edited by Sebastiano Fadda and Pasquale Tridico.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : bridging theories and evidences of varietes of inequality / Sebastiano Fadda and Pasquale Tridico -- No just slicing the pie : the need for a broader approach to economic inequality / Pasquale De Muro -- Income inequality : what causes it and how to curb it / Sebastiano Fadda -- Gender, class and the crisis / Valeria Cirillo, Marcella Corsi and Carlo D'Ippoliti -- Economic inequality, political power and political decision-making : the case of the "middle-income trap" -- Svenja Flechtner and Stephan Panther -- Welfare models, inequality and economic performance during globalisation / Pasquale Tridico -- Labour market institutions and wage inequality within education groups in Europe / Cristiano Perugini and Fabrizio Pompei -- Do rights matter? comparing inequalities in the governance of the EU / Charles Dannreuther -- Modern technologies, modern disparities : regional inequalities in innovations in the EU countries / Jacek Wallusch and Beata Woźniak-Jęchoek -- A classification of school-to-work transition regimes / Franceso Pastore -- Youth unemployment and the disadvantages of the young in the labour market / Enrico Marelli and Marcello Signorelli.

"Recently, the issue of inequality has regained attention in economic and political debates. Although this interest is welcome, the debate is still mostly focused on income or wealth distribution, which is an important aspect but does not present a complete view of inequality. Most of the theoretical and empirical studies produced by economists concern personal income distribution or factor income distribution. This is more evident in the studies of the evolution and characteristics of contemporary capitalism and globalization. Varieties of Economic Inequality considers both theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence of aspects such as income, gender, race, technology, power, region, education and class. Ultimately, this text rejects the idea of supposed long run constant factor shares, the positive effects of inequality and the greater importance of absolute level of income compared to its unequal distribution, and instead reveals the structural inequalities that exist within societies. This book advocates a move away from the focusing on inequality at the level of the individual and suggests policy for eradicating these various forms of inequality. It is suitable for those who study political economy, social inequality as well as economic theory and philosophy" -- From the publisher.