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Surging inequality has benefi ted wealthy Americans above all. But increasingly, the global economy's biggest winners are elsewhere

Authors :
Wallace-Wells, David
Source :
The New York Times Magazine. December 24, 2023, 16
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

In 1974, the libertarian political philosopher Robert Nozick famously defended inequality by offering a thought experiment involving Wilt Chamberlain. Imagine you lived in a society, he proposed, where the distribution [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00287822
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
The New York Times Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.777023898