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[https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rising-inequality-a-major-issue-of-our-time/ by Zia Qureshi 16/5/23 BROOKINGS] | [https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rising-inequality-a-major-issue-of-our-time/ by Zia Qureshi 16/5/23 BROOKINGS] | ||
Current inequality levels are high. Contemporary global inequalities are close to the peak levels observed in the early 20th century, at the end of the prewar era (variously described as the Belle Époque or the Gilded Age) that saw sharp increases in global inequality. | Current inequality levels are high. Contemporary global inequalities are close to the peak levels observed in the early 20th century, at the end of the prewar era (variously described as the Belle Époque or the Gilded Age) that saw sharp increases in global inequality. | ||
=====A Guide to Statistics on Historical Trends in Income Inequality===== | |||
[https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/a-guide-to-statistics-on-historical-trends-in-income-inequality by Arloc Sherman 11/12/24 Center On Budget and Policy Priorities] | |||
This guide consists of four sections. The first describes the commonly used sources and statistics on income and discusses their relative strengths and limitations for understanding income trends. | |||
