The inequality puzzle: European and US leaders discuss rising income inequality

'The Inequality Puzzle' presents interviews with thirteen prominent business executives, politicians and labor leaders in the US and EU. Written in Englishfor a non-academic audience, the book explores different policy approaches torising income inequality in the United States and many European countries by considering the views of individuals respected for their judgement, expertise and substantial practical experience. Organized by the Roland Berger Stiftung,the book also presents analysis and recommendations by Stanford University’s Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality, and Roland Berger, Chairman, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Interviewees include: Josef Ackermann, Bertrand Collomb, Gabriele Galateri, Jürgen Hambrecht, Maurice Lévy, JohnMonks, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Fred Smith, John Sweeney,William Weld, James Wolfensohn, Jerry Yang. Interviews with prominent EU and US business, political and labor leaders Expert policy recommendations Comparative analysis INDICE: Part 1: Introduction: Is There Too Much Inequality? (David B. Grusky and Christopher Wimer, Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality).- Part 2: Interviews: Josef Ackermann.- Betrand Collomb.- Gabriele Galateri di Genola.- Jürgen Hambrecht.- Maurice Lévy.- John Monks.- Sir Mark Moody-Stuart.- Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.- Fred Smith.- John Sweeney.- William Weld.- James Wolfensohn.- Jerry Yang.- Part 3: Commentary: Trends and Topics from the Interviews (Tobias Raffel and Geoffrey Samuels, Roland Berger Foundation).- Five Principles for Moving Forward (Roland Berger, Roland Berger Foundation).- A View from the Top (David B. Grusky and Christopher Wimer, Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality).- Can Inequality be Reduced by Building Better Markets? (David B. Grusky and Christopher Wimer, Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality).

• ISBN: 978-3-642-15803-2
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 222
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés