October, 2009

Why Oppose an Increase in Redistribution?

by Lane Kenworthy
The Conversation
October 30th, 2009

Will Wilkinson and John Nye, in their contributions to this exchange, have expressed explicit or implicit support for government action to reduce discrimination, enhance access to good schooling and health care, improve opportunity for employment, and boost the living standards of the poor. Good! What both Will and John oppose is an increase in government [...]

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More Problems with Measured Inequality

by John V. C. Nye
The Conversation
October 29th, 2009

I am grateful that Lane Kenworthy has addressed the issues I brought up in my original post because I think they are quite different than the normal discussions of inequality.  He concedes my points, but doesn’t think they are relevant to the last century or at least the last thirty years. But if he starts [...]

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