Excessive Inequality and Socio-Economic Progress

The growing inequality in the global economy across the planet is reaching unprecedented levels. This book seeks to develop frameworks for the assessment of excessive inequality and its impact on social-economic progress and sustainable development.
It begins by summarizing the theoretical approaches of economic inequality, its specificity, and questioning what economic inequality really is and how it progresses. Next, the book explores issues of methodology for addressing the growing excessive economic inequality. It then applies these concepts to examine inequality across a range of the European Union (EU) countries. A variety of factors are considered, such as the impact of economic inequality on socio-economic progress, when normal inequality turns into excessive inequality, and its impact on economic growth, quality of life, and the environmental sustainability across different groups.

List of contents

Introduction
1. Theoretical Basis of Economic Inequality
2. Methodology for Assessing Excessive Inequality
3. Assessment of the Impact of Excessive Inequality on Socio-Economic Progress
4. Guidelines for Reducing Excessive Inequality
Conclusions
Literature
Index

About the author

Prof. Hab. Dr. Ona Gražina Rakauskienė is a professor at Mykolas Romeris University and Head of Quality Life Laboratory at Mykolas Romeris University.
Prof. Dr. Dalia Štreimikienė is a leading researcher at Mykolas Romeris University.
Dr. Lina Volodzkienė holds Ph.D. of economics and is a lecturer at Mykolas Romeris University.

Summary

The growing inequality in the global economy across the planet is reaching unprecedented levels. This book seeks to develop frameworks for the assessment of excessive inequality and its impact on social-economic progress and sustainable development.

Product details

• Authors: Ona Grazina Rakauskien_, Ona Grazina Streimikiene Rakauskiene, Ona Gražina Rakauskienė, Dalia Streimikienė, Dalia Štreimikienė, Lina Volodzkien_, Lina Volodzkienė
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.07.2022
• EAN: 9781032234939
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3223493-9
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: The Dynamics of Economic Space
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Labour / income economics, Environmental Economics, Labour Economics, Social discrimination & inequality, Human Geography, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Social discrimination and social justice