Addressing Inequality in Scotland: What Can Be Done?

David Bell; David Eiser

Addressing Inequality in Scotland: What Can Be Done?

David Bell, David Eiser

Economics

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Abstract

There has also been significant academic and policy interest in inequality over the past two years. The report reviews major contributions by authors including Anthony Atkinson, Joseph Stiglitz and Francois Bourguignon. The ethos of these works is that inequality is not inevitable, but is something that society can influence by the policy choices that it makes.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Edinburgh
Commissioning body	David Hume Institute
Number of pages	61
Publication status	Published - Jul 2015

Keywords

social inequality
economic inequality
Scotland
Scottish economy
tax policy
education and skills policy

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