Explaining the Rise of US Inequality: Exploring Angus Deaton’s ‘Sinister’ View
In this week’s blog, Paul Shaffer of Trent University explores Angus Deaton’s ‘sinister view’ on income inequality in the US. It is widely recognised that […]
Inequality
DSA2018: Does structural transformation lead to higher inequality?
The ESRC GPID network ran two panels at the DSA 2018 conference in Manchester showcasing new research on structural change and inclusive growth. In this […]
Does deindustrialisation cause inequality to rise?
This week, ESRC GPID Director, Andy Sumner continues continues the set of blogs on deindustrialisation and developing countries. In past weeks, we’ve discussed varieties of […]
What are the drivers of deindustrialisation and why does it matter?
This week on the ESRC GPID blog, we continue a series of pieces on deindustrialisation and developing countries. Deindustrialisation is emerging as the contemporary development […]
What does South East Asia teach us about structural transformation and what would Arthur Lewis have said about it?
This week, ESRC GPID Director, Andy Sumner, continues the discussion on structural transformation and inclusive growth in South East Asia. We asked last week what […]
What can South East Asia tell us about Structural Transformation and Inequality Dynamics?
This week’s blog is the first of a set of posts on the ‘developer’s dilemma’ in South East Asia from ESRC GPID Director, Andy Sumner. […]
Three schools of economic development theory: where does the ‘developer’s dilemma’ fit?
In the last two blogs we discussed the Lewis model of economic development, its contemporary relevance and its thinking on inequality and ‘trickle along economics’. […]
Time for ‘trickle along’ economics? Inequality in motion and the Lewis model of economic development
This week ESRC GPID Director, Andy Sumner, continues the discussion of a model of economic development from the 1950s and shows how it understands inequality […]
Is the Lewis model of economic development still relevant to developing countries?
This week ESRC GPID Director, Andy Sumner, takes a look at a model of economic development from the 1950s that he argues is highly relevant […]
Whom is inclusive growth including?
Who benefits from economic growth and by how much? This week an ESRC GPID brief discusses different approaches to understanding ‘inclusive growth’. The concept of […]
