Understanding the implications of inequality for the elites

Do higher levels of inequality systematically prove beneficial to the global elites? And how does economic inequality articulate to (the lack of) democracy? This article discusses how the relationship between the wealthy and inequality varies across contexts and should best be explored as an empirical question.

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Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
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2025-09-09
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https://doi.org/10.71609/iheid-my5y-x937
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Understanding the implications of inequality for the elites

Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Understanding the implications of inequality for the elites

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Abstract

Do higher levels of inequality systematically prove beneficial to the global elites? And how does economic inequality articulate to (the lack of) democracy? This article discusses how the relationship between the wealthy and inequality varies across contexts and should best be explored as an empirical question.

Graduate Institute Geneva Institutional Repository (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies)
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (CH)
Reduced inequalities, No poverty
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Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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