Inequality. The challenge of the century

The second edition of the quarterly Journal for a Progressive Economy is now available. Read opinions from progressive experts and policymakers on how to tackle inequality, including from S&D parliamentary group leader Hannes Swoboda, Kate Pickett & Richard Wilkinson, Gosta Esping-Andersen, Jean-Paul Fitoussi and many others.

Articles:

+ Hannes Swoboda MEP, S&D Group
Introductory Contributions by the co-editors

+ Kate Pickett, Professor of epidemiology, University of York and & Richard Wilkinson, Professor Emeritus of Social Epidemiology, University of Nottingham
Reducing inequality through economic democracy. How all forms of economic democracy constrain inequality (employee representation, trade unions, employee ownership etc) whilst at the same time enhancing productivity and wellbeing.

+ Gosta Esping-Andersen, Professor of sociology, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
How familly change and income inequality affect children’s life chances. How rising inequalities in household labor supply and income are reinforced by changes in family demography, and how this in turn influences life chances
Inequality on the Rise

+ Timothy Smeeding, Director, Institute for Research on Poverty, and Arts & Science Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs, La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin- Madison & Salvatore Morelli, Assistant Professor - CSEF - University of Naples - Federico II & Jeffrey Thompson, Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Recent trends in income inequality in the developped countries. Which are the primary manifestations? Any significant variations across nations? Are societies polarizing? Is the trend abating?

+ Jean-Paul Fitoussi, Professor of Economics, LUISS University, Rome, & Francesco Saraceno, Senior Economist, OFCE, Paris
Drivers of inequality: Past and present challenges for Europe

+ Wiemer Salverda,Coordinator of Growing Inqualities’ Impacts (GINI) international research project (gini-research.org)
Can income redistribution help changing rising inequality?
Multiple Effects of Inequality

+ Jo Blanden, Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Surrey and Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics
Inequality restricts opportunities

+ Frank Elgar, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal
Equality, social cohesion and wellbeing

+ Roberto De Vogli, Associate Professor in Social Determinants of Global Health at the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California Davis (UCD)
Inequality and the environmental crisis: time to dethrone global neoliberalism
Policy Perspectives on Inequality

+ Zita Gurmai MEP, President, PES Women
Not less but more gender equality for 2014 and beyond!

+ Nicolas Schmit, Minister of Labour, Employment and Immigration, Luxembourg, and Coordinating Minister of the Network of Employment and Social Affairs Ministers for the Party of European Socialists
Combating inequality: towards an effective mix of national and European policy responses

The Progressive Economy Initiative was launched in 2012
and is supported by the Socialists and Democrats Group in
the European Parliament.