The evolution of economic and political inequality: minding the gap

Author:

Carlisle Juliet E.1ORCID,Maloney Thomas N.2

Affiliation:

1. Department of Political Science, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA

2. Department of Economics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA

Abstract

The extent of economic and political inequality, their change over time, and the forces shaping them have profound implications for the sustainability of a society and the well-being of its members. Here we review the evolution of economic and political inequality broadly, though with particular attention to Europe and the USA. We describe legal/institutional, technological and social forces that have shaped this evolution. We highlight the cumulative effects of inequality across generations as channelled through wealth and inheritance but also through other intergenerational connections. We also review the state of research on the effects of inequality on economic growth, health and societal cohesion.This article is part of the theme issue ‘Evolutionary ecology of inequality’.

Publisher

The Royal Society

Subject

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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