Changes in Official Poverty and Inequality Rates in the Anglophone World in the Age of Neoliberalism

Changes in Official Poverty and Inequality Rates in the Anglophone World in the Age of Neoliberalism

This article reviews the evolution of inequality and poverty in the Anglophone countries (the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland) since the shift to neoliberal economic policies in the late 1970s. It provides brief summaries of the key definitions of inequa...

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Autor principal: Sowels, Nicholas
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lenguaje:Anglais
Publicado: Angles 2020
Materias:
néolibéralisme
mondialisation
fiscalité
inégalité
pauvreté
neoliberalism
globalization
taxation
inequality
poverty
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:angles_560 https://doi.org/10.4000/angles.560 urn:doi:10.4000/angles.560 en https://journals.openedition.org/angles/560 2020-07-16T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/9myk https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Changes in Official Poverty and Inequality Rates in the Anglophone World in the Age of Neoliberalism Angles Société des Anglicistes de l'Enseignement Supérieur info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2274-2042 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/angles Sowels, Nicholas néolibéralisme mondialisation fiscalité inégalité pauvreté neoliberalism globalization taxation inequality poverty This article reviews the evolution of inequality and poverty in the Anglophone countries (the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland) since the shift to neoliberal economic policies in the late 1970s. It provides brief summaries of the key definitions of inequality and poverty, which are separate but related phenomena. The article confirms the general impression that inequality has risen more quickly in this country group than in other developed countries. This is especially so for the United States, although Ireland is a notable exception with unchanged inequality levels. The article goes on to identify key policy characteristics of neoliberalism which have favoured capital over labour, and how they have contributed to consolidating the economic structure of these countries as “liberal market economies”. This in turn has impacted inequality, especially through strong cuts in top income tax rates. Cet article examine l'évolution de l'inégalité et de la pauvreté dans les pays anglophones (États-Unis, Royaume-Uni, Canada, Australie, Nouvelle-Zélande et Irlande) depuis la mise en place des politiques économiques néolibérales à partir de la fin des années 1970. Il donne un bref résumé des définitions clés de l'inégalité et de la pauvreté, qui sont des phénomènes distincts mais liés. L'article confirme l'impression générale selon laquelle les inégalités ont augmenté plus rapidement dans ce groupe de pays que dans d’autres pays développés. C'est particulièrement le cas pour les États-Unis. L'Irlande constitue à l’inverse une exception notable, avec des niveaux d'inégalité inchangés. L'article poursuit en identifiant les principales caractéristiques politiques du néolibéralisme qui ont favorisé le capital au détriment du travail et comment elles ont contribué à consolider la structure économique de ces pays en tant qu'"économies de marché libérales". Ceci a eu un impact sur les inégalités, particulièrement par le biais de fortes réductions d’impôts pour les tranches supérieures.
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topic néolibéralisme
mondialisation
fiscalité
inégalité
pauvreté
neoliberalism
globalization
taxation
inequality
poverty
spellingShingle néolibéralisme
mondialisation
fiscalité
inégalité
pauvreté
neoliberalism
globalization
taxation
inequality
poverty
Sowels, Nicholas
Changes in Official Poverty and Inequality Rates in the Anglophone World in the Age of Neoliberalism
description This article reviews the evolution of inequality and poverty in the Anglophone countries (the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland) since the shift to neoliberal economic policies in the late 1970s. It provides brief summaries of the key definitions of inequality and poverty, which are separate but related phenomena. The article confirms the general impression that inequality has risen more quickly in this country group than in other developed countries. This is especially so for the United States, although Ireland is a notable exception with unchanged inequality levels. The article goes on to identify key policy characteristics of neoliberalism which have favoured capital over labour, and how they have contributed to consolidating the economic structure of these countries as “liberal market economies”. This in turn has impacted inequality, especially through strong cuts in top income tax rates.
author Sowels, Nicholas
author_facet Sowels, Nicholas
author_sort Sowels, Nicholas
title Changes in Official Poverty and Inequality Rates in the Anglophone World in the Age of Neoliberalism
title_short Changes in Official Poverty and Inequality Rates in the Anglophone World in the Age of Neoliberalism
title_full Changes in Official Poverty and Inequality Rates in the Anglophone World in the Age of Neoliberalism
title_fullStr Changes in Official Poverty and Inequality Rates in the Anglophone World in the Age of Neoliberalism
title_full_unstemmed Changes in Official Poverty and Inequality Rates in the Anglophone World in the Age of Neoliberalism
title_sort changes in official poverty and inequality rates in the anglophone world in the age of neoliberalism
publisher Angles
publishDate 2020
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