Inequality Trends in Some Developed OECD Countries
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This paper argues that income inequality has increased in several, but not all, developed countries over the last twenty years. The increase in some countries supports the conclusion that the deregulation of markets, resulting in the concentration of economic power, is the fundamental cause as well as the gross manifestation of inequality of both income and wealth. JEL classifi cation: D30 (General); D31 (Personal Income, Wealth and their Distributions); D33 (Factor Income Distribution).
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