Combating Inequality: Rethinking Government's Role

Economic inequality is the defining issue of our time.

In the United States, the wealth share of the top 1% has risen from 25% in the late 1970s to around 40% today.

The percentage of children earning more than their parents has fallen from 90% in the 1940s to around 50% today.

In Combating Inequality, leading economists, many of them current or former policymakers, bring good news: we have the tools to reverse the rise in inequality.

In their discussions, they consider which of these tools are the most effective at doing so.