An Ancestor’s tale: 200 years of wealth inequality, persistence, and redistribution. KU Leuven
Social scientists have been interested in the study of inequality and social mobility for a long time. One of the most persistent ideas in historiography had been that since modernization, society had moved towards more openness, democratization and fluidity. But is this truly accurate? New studies are arguing that inequality is rising in most places while social mobility appears to be lower than previously expected and possibly declining. ...