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Nov 19, 2024
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LAW 7244 - Income and Wealth Inequality
Credits: 2
Analyzes the causes and consequences of the growing inequality of income and wealth in the United States over about the past 40 years. Considers both the “top 1% v. lower 99%” inequalities as well as the inequalities between the “upper middle class” as commonly understood and everyone who falls below this social and economic level. Attention is paid to racial income and wealth inequalities, and to international differences in the distribution of income and wealth, both within and between countries. Examines and assesses various tax proposals and other legal measures and broader social approaches that could be implemented to reverse or at least address the problems caused by these growing inequalities. Considers the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and the results of the 2020 US elections for the distribution of income and wealth in the US. Students are required to read several books, some related book excerpts and articles, and other materials.
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