Chapter 15 Poverty and Income Distribution—Around the World

Read the following articles and pages in order to answer the below questions.

"Bad and Good Inequality", The Becker-Posner Blog
"Does income inequality increase mortality?", Greg Mankiw's Blog
"Paranoia of the Plutocrats", The New York Times

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