Visions of Inequality - From the French Revolution to the End of the Cold War

Branko Milanovic charts 200 years of the fascinating history of the discourse on inequality through portraits of six key economists, from Quesnay to Kuznets. In their work and lives, we see how differently each conceived of inequality, and how the subject, prominent in their times, was eclipsed during the Cold War and has become central once again.

About the author

Branko Milanovic is Senior Scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the City University of New York and Visiting Professor at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Formerly Lead Economist in the World Bank’s research department, he is the author of Capitalism, Alone; and The Haves and the Have-Nots.

Product details

• Authors: Branko Milanovic
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2025
• EAN: 9780674301573
• ISBN: 978-0-674-30157-3
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Distribution, Economic history, Economic theory & philosophy, Popular economics, Economic systems and structures, Economic systems & structures, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Marxism & Communism, Economic theory and philosophy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Logistics & Supply Chain, Distribution & warehousing management, Distribution and logistics management