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Article: The New Geography of Global Income Inequality.(Book Review)
- Article from:
- Journal of World History
- Article date:
- December 1, 2005
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The New Geography of Global Income Inequality. By GLENN FIREBAUGH. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2003. 257 pp. $49.95 (cloth).
This book weaves together several years of work by Glenn Firebaugh, professor of sociology and demography, on a topic that remains contested among global experts. It offers an empirical analysis of recent trends in global income patterns and seeks to claim a higher ground in the current debate on global income inequality. The core argument of the book is that, contrary to conventional wisdom, global income inequality between countries is now decreasing compared to income inequality within nations. To support this position, ...