TY - BOOK ID - 64920167 TI - The wealth of the elite : toward a new gilded age AU - Tsigos, Stamatios. AU - Daly, Kevin. PY - 2020 SN - 9811521484 9811521476 PB - Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, DB - UniCat KW - Wealth. KW - Affluence KW - Distribution of wealth KW - Fortunes KW - Riches KW - Business KW - Economics KW - Finance KW - Capital KW - Money KW - Property KW - Well-being KW - Welfare economics. KW - Personal finance. KW - Pension plans. KW - Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy. KW - Personal Finance/Wealth Management/Pension Planning. KW - Finance, Personal KW - Financial management, Personal KW - Financial planning, Personal KW - Personal finance KW - Personal financial management KW - Personal financial planning KW - Financial literacy KW - Economic policy KW - Social policy KW - Planning KW - Pensions. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:64920167 AB - This book analyses the processes through which the modern forms of large fortunes are amassed. Despite the recent spate of governmental and non-governmental interest in inequality (be it wealth or income), the most privileged and fortunate have not generated much interest in mainstream economics. As the issue of wealth accumulation is multifaceted, the proposed book will not merely be an exercise in business history but deals with the issue from multiple perspectives, accordingly employing alternative research methods. Broadly, the trends and dynamics in high-tier wealth accumulation are coupled to the economic, political and social mechanisms that have been in play for at least half a century or more in some parts of the world. This approach leads to potential policy implications since much of the debate on wealth distribution centres on the extent to which wealth has been ‘justly’ attained. Further, how wealth is distributed in the capitalist system can have an impact upon economic growth.This book offers an alternative perspective on why we have witnessed the growth of a new social class of ultra rich. This book will be of interest to academics and researchers in international economic bodies. ER -