Since Joseph Stiglitz made the argument in 'The Price of Inequality' that reducing income disparities and increasing social mobility is not just fairer, but is the only way to make markets work as they really should, inequality has come to be recognised as the central economic issue of the day. Now, in essays written for the New York Times and elsewhere, Stiglitz takes his thinking further, tracking inequality and its effects in the worlds of economics,...

From the inequalities and absurdities of the so-called developed West to the vast scale of suffering wreaked by war, famine and AIDS in developing countries, this paints a picture of shocking contrasts. Each fact from this eclectic range is followed by explanation and analysis.

Ongoing economic transition and development in China involves the re-centralisation of its resources from marginal areas, sectors and groups. Providing an overview of China's recent economic, social and political development, this book focuses on the processes, characteristics, trends and impacts of this marginalisation.