Essays on Economic Inequality

A Summary of “The Worker Next Door” Barry R. Chiswick, the head of the economics department at the University of Illinois at Chicago, holds a Ph.D. in economics from Columbia University. In his essay, “The Worker Next Door,” published in the New York Times in June 2006, Chiswick addresses the topic of immigrants and low-skilled…

India is a young country with half of its population below the age of 25. Every year, around 13 million youngsters join the Indian workforce, but the economic development in the country has not been able to generate enough opportunities to employ the growing workforce effectively. This is a serious concern for a nation which…

Globalization is an attempt at a one world system- through economic, political, social and cultural relations across international boundaries. Despite how good it might sound, or how much its advantages might be, globalization is a big source of economic inequality. Inequality might imply differences in a country, or economic differences between individuals. The spread of…

The Marmot Review and the Black Report are really similar in their purposes ; The Black Report was written by Sir Douglas Black and was published by the Department of Health & A ; Social Security in 1980 and commissioned by Health Minister. David Ennals of the old labour authorities in 1977. in an effort…

The concept of cumulative advantage/disadvantage (CAD) resonates with popular folk sayings like “success breeds success” (Huber, as quoted in Dannefer, 2003) and “the rich gets richer, the poor get poorer” (Entwisle, Alexander, & Olson, as quoted in Danneer, 2003). Thus, it refers to a set of social dynamics that operate on a population, not on…

The United States of America is the oldest democracy in existence, having lasted for well over two centuries, an accomplishment many did not think to be possible during the birth of the nation. What made America unique was the privilege, the right, and the responsibility of its citizens to vote. The basis of our republic…

The politics of ensuring that Texas becomes an economically empowered state is traced back to the 1990s where a neoliberal theory was initiated. The government-initiated policies to ensure that the states are devolved. This would reduce poverty and dependency among the people in all the states. (Harvey, 2013, 18). Texas was the most affected nation…

The consequence of poverty in children is complicated and causes the variety of different challenges for kids and their families. Although the system of the United States is showing signs of transformation, poverty remains a difficult matter. There is a lack of resources to make a change within the unfortunate schools and communities. Many schools…

In my opinion, the economic differences in the United States are way too big. I feel this way because there is a significant amount of people below the poverty line. There are also people struggling to make ends meet due to trying to live a lifestyle that they simply cannot afford because of the social…

Capitalism in the twenty-first century is so deeply ingrained into the world’s foundation that its involvement is clearly inevitable. Capitalism is defined as an economic system where wealth is privately owned. Though it is a personal gain, it does not necessarily mean that the accumulation of wealth will be found by those who produce the…