In his illuminating new book, Douglas McWilliams argues that inequality is largely driven not by a conspiracy of the rich, as Thomas Piketty suggests, but by te

In this accessible and thought-provoking book, leading UK economist Douglas McWilliams challenges the claims of Thomas Piketty's bestselling Capital, arguing th

Comprises 14 papers which examine the growth in income disparity that has taken place in the United States over the last two decades.

Despite the rapid creation of jobs in the greater Atlanta region, poverty in the city itself remains surprisingly high, and Atlanta's economic boom has yet to p