{"product_id":"world-inequality-report-2026-hardback-9781509574865","title":"World Inequality Report 2026 (Hardback) 9781509574865","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWorld Inequality Report 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLucas Chancel (Edited by), Ricardo Gomez-Carrera (Edited by), Rowaida Moshrif (Edited by), Thomas Piketty (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509574865, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.5 cm, 0.499 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"We live in a system where resources extracted from labor and nature in low-income countries continue to sustain the prosperity and the unsustainable lifestyle of people in high-income economies and rich elites across countries. These patterns are not accidents of markets. They reject the legacy of history and the functioning of institutions, regulations, and policies—all of which are related to unequal power relations that have yet to be rebalanced.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJayati Ghosh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"History, experiences across countries, and theory all show that today's extreme inequality is not inevitable. Progressive taxation, strong social investment, fair labor standards, and democratic institutions have narrowed gaps in the past—and can do so again. The\u003ci\u003e World Inequality Report 2026 \u003c\/i\u003eprovides the empirical foundation and intellectual framework for what can be done.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph E. Stiglitz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Inequality is silent until it becomes scandalous. This report gives voice to inequality—and to the billions of people whose opportunities are frustrated by today's unequal social and economic structures.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRicardo Gómez-Carrera\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The \u003ci\u003eWorld Inequality Report 2026 \u003c\/i\u003eis an outstanding achievement: the definitive resource to monitor the evolution of inequality globally, in all its dimensions. It is a true global public good and a vital input for the public conversation throughout the world. We should all be immensely thankful to its authors who are doing such a service by disseminating this knowledge, for the benefit of all.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriel Zucman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe World Inequality Report 2026\u003c\/i\u003e is the most authoritative and wide-ranging account available of global trends in inequality. Drawing on the work of more than 200 researchers worldwide, the report builds on the 2018 and 2022 editions to provide policymakers, scholars, and the wider public with up-to-date information about an ever-broader range of forms of inequality that have previously been hard to trace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInequality has increasingly taken center stage in public debate as the wealthiest individuals in most parts of the world have seen their share of economic resources rise sharply relative to the majority of the population. The resulting political, social, and climate pressures have created urgent new challenges for governments and a growing demand for reliable data. The World Inequality Lab, based at the Paris School of Economics, has responded by documenting and analyzing the evolution of income and wealth inequality across all regions of the world. This new report not only provides up-to-date evidence on the history of inequality and on disparities within and between regions, across gender, climate, and taxation, but also presents new analysis of financial privilege and unequal exchange in the global financial system and examines how inequality shapes political behavior.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe World Inequality Report 2026\u003c\/i\u003e will be an essential resource for anyone concerned about one of the most urgent and contentious subjects in contemporary politics and economics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExecutive Summary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1 Global Economic Inequality\u003cbr\u003e2 Regional Income Inequality\u003cbr\u003e3 Regional Wealth Inequality\u003cbr\u003e4 Gender Inequality\u003cbr\u003e5 Exorbitant Privilege\u003cbr\u003e6 Climate, a Capital Problem\u003cbr\u003e7 Multi-Millionaires Taxation\u003cbr\u003e8 Political Cleavages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlossary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCountry-sheets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501082964248,"sku":"9781509574865","price":26.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509574865.jpg?v=1786208864","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/world-inequality-report-2026-hardback-9781509574865","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}