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Growth and Inequality: Understanding Recent Trends and Political Choices
- Dissent
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Volume 55, Number 1, Winter 2008 (whole No. 230)
- pp. 66-75
- 10.1353/dss.2008.0024
- Article
- Additional Information
In current debates about the world economy, "growth is good" often appears as a truism. Growth leads to wealth, it is said, and greater wealth is surely desirable, especially for the poorer developing countries. Closer inspection, however, leads to a far more nuanced assessment.