Inequality – the unbeatable challenge

Medani P. Bhandari, Shvindina Hanna

• Publisher: River Publishers
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9788770226233
• eBook ISBN: 9781000791969
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Energy
• Index: Economics

This edited book presents some unexplored issues of economic inequality, including case studies of various countries. Inequality is a chronic and divisive factor of society. Inequality exists as an integral attribute of human development. Communities, nations, and systems are not evolving at the same speed and rate and thus require different resources in different amounts. However, the distribution of winnings is also uneven due to the multidimensionality of influencing factors.When we talk about inequality, it is not just inequality of income or wealth; it is first, inequality in access to priorities and human needs – to shelter, to clean water, air, health care, and also to appropriate vaccination systems and assistance, security systems and safety guarantees for the future. Past financial crises and the current pandemic shock has revealed bugs in the system, shaking it and changing our perception of the norms.We may have no doubts that inequality is an unsolved problem, but now we need to find out - is it unbeatable? There is still lack of knowledge around how inequality has been grounded throughout human civilization, why society is stratified and classified, economically, politically, socially, and religiously; and why the discrimination due to gender, sexual orientation, country of origin, language differences, immigration status, caste, race and ethnicity? This book addresses these issues in a holistic way as well as including case studies of various countries. It tries to find out why inequality has been unbeatable and what would be the best policies to overcome this challenge.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Forewords
• Endorsements
• Acknowledgement
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Contributors
• List of Abbreviations
• 1 Introduction—the Unbeatable Challenges of Inequality, Growing Problems, and Consequences
• 2 Social Inclusion, Sustainable Development, and ASTA-JA in Nepal
• 3 Forecasting Inequality—The Innovation Implementation Benefits for Countries with Different Economic Development Levels
• 4 Impact of Income Inequality on Financial Development: A Cross-Country Analysis
• 5 Green Investment as an Economic Instrument to Achieve SDG
• 6 The Effect of Shadow Economy on Social Inequality: Evidence from Transition and Emerging Countries
• 7 Cultural Dynamics and Inequality in the Turkish Sphere Concerning Refugees
• 8 Genesis and Reasons for Social Inequality in the Globalization Era
• 9 The Luxury Lockdown: Tackle to Covid-19, Fatal to Hunger—Widening Inequality
• 10 Family Labor, Gender and Labor-saving Farm Technology Use Among Smallholder Farmers in Terms of Transformation
• 11 Income Inequality and Poverty Status of Households Around National Parks in Nigeria
• 12 Social Responsibility as a Tool for the Human Resources Policy Development and Reducing Inequalities on Tourism Industry
• 13 The Pathways to Address the Challenges of Inequality
• Index
• Foreword Writers’ Biographies
• About the Authors