Don’t Sweat the Squalor?
Five Leading Economists Reflect On Whether American Wealth Disparity Is Inherent to the American Way
We all know that income inequality in the United States has grown. A few of us, if we’re especially bookish and wonky, can even cite terms like “Gini coefficient,” a widely used measure of wealth disparity. By that measure, the United States is far more unequal in income than many other nations in the developed world. But, hey, we’re special, right? America is like no other country. Should we think of income inequality as something inextricably tied to American exceptionalism? In advance of “Does Our Wealth Disparity Matter?” a Zócalo …
