Branko Milanović Books
Branko Milanović is a Serbian-American economist specializing in income inequality and development. He served as lead economist in the World Bank’s research department and is a visiting presidential professor at the City University of New York.
Known for: The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality
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The Haves and the Have-Nots: A Brief and Idiosyncratic History of Global Inequality
In this engaging and accessible work, economist Branko Milanović explores the history and dynamics of global inequality. Drawing on data and economic theory, he examines how income disparities have evolved across nations and within societies, offering insights into the forces that shape wealth distribution and the prospects for a more equitable world.
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Historical Overview
To understand the present, we must retrace the arc of inequality through time. In pre-industrial societies, disparities were rooted mainly in land ownership and social status. A small aristocracy controlled land and resources, while peasants lived at subsistence levels. Income inequality was stark b...
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Measurement of Inequality
One cannot discuss inequality without measuring it. As an economist, I rely on rigorous tools that translate moral intuitions into numerical clarity. The most famous of these is the Gini coefficient, a single number between zero and one that expresses how income is distributed among people. A Gini o...
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About Branko Milanović
Branko Milanović is a Serbian-American economist specializing in income inequality and development. He served as lead economist in the World Bank’s research department and is a visiting presidential professor at the City University of New York. His research focuses on global income distribution and ...
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Branko Milanović is a Serbian-American economist specializing in income inequality and development. He served as lead economist in the World Bank’s research department and is a visiting presidential professor at the City University of New York. His research focuses on global income distribution and ...
Branko Milanović is a Serbian-American economist specializing in income inequality and development. He served as lead economist in the World Bank’s research department and is a visiting presidential professor at the City University of New York. His research focuses on global income distribution and the economics of inequality.
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Branko Milanović is a Serbian-American economist specializing in income inequality and development. He served as lead economist in the World Bank’s research department and is a visiting presidential professor at the City University of New York.
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