First and foremost: ‘What about inequality?’ I am always asked: how can you be so blasé about the rich getting richer everywhere? The best source I have found is Our World in Data by Max Roser of Oxford University. His most recent conclusion is as stark as it is clear: “It’s a mistake to think that inequality is rising everywhere. Over the last 25 years inequality has gone up in many countries and has fallen in many others . rising inequality is not ubiquitous, nor inevitable in the face of globalisation .

Source: The Irish Times December 30, 2018 13:46 UTC