In 1776, American revolutionaries declared it self-evident that all men are created equal. Nice sentiment. In 2016, with all our unprecedented wealth, there is still massive inequality between the rich and the poor. This profoundly affects how societies and lives develop - and it fed the fury behind both the Arab Spring and the Brexit vote. So what causes inequality, where is it headed, and can we do anything about it? There are few more qualified to ask these questions than Branko Milanovic, economist and the former vice-president of the World Bank. The answers, however, reach beyond economics.
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