Extreme Inequalities in Contemporary Capitalism Should We Be Concerned About the Rich? /

• Main Authors: Franzini, Maurizio (Author), Granaglia, Elena (Author), Raitano, Michele (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Political economy.; Ethics.; Economic policy.; Social policy.; Labor economics.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Economics.; Economic Policy.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.; Social Policy.; Political Economy.; Labor Economics.

This book explores the mechanisms by which top incomes are achieved through work in today’s advanced economies and asks to what extent current extreme inequalities are compatible with widely held values of social justice. Reflecting on the heterogeneity of the working rich, the authors argue that ve...

Table of Contents:

• 1 The planet of the rich: an exploration
• 2 The super-rich, competition and power
• 3 The super-rich: a matter of desert?
• 4 Extreme inequality, well-being, freedom
• 5 Why worry about the super-rich? The reasons and possible remedies.