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NIERÓWNOŚCI SPOŁECZNO-EKONOMICZNE A PERSPEKTYWA GLOBALNA
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES AND A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Author(s): Maciej Miszewski
Subject(s): Supranational / Global Economy, Social development, Social differentiation, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: socio-economic inequalities; global perspective; barriers to leveling inequalities;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of the article is to indicate the need to identify the problem of inequality in a broader perspective than the national economy. Apart from the economicaspects, the author also proposes a conception of the category of inequalities that includes also social factors related to the economic ones. Research method – The article is based on literature sources, there are no empirical ithreads in it. The article is an attempt to present far-reaching conclusions from the existing literature approaches, e.g. from the works of Th. Picketty. Results – Among the conclusions, one postulate should be emphasized: it refers to the issue of inequality to relations between states and the global scale. Originality   / value   / implications   / recommendations – The undertaken considerations imply the role of inequality as the basis of the multifaceted civilizational crisis that we are currently dealing with.

  • Issue Year: 114/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 7-22
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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