Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this module you should be able to:
Understand the normative debates on democracy, justice and inequality, and how these pertain to questions of wealth.
Understand the empirical trends in income and wealth inequality between and within the rich democracies of the world.
Understand the determinants of increased wealth and income inequalities.
Understand the empirical and theoretical debates about whether or not this is considered a democratic problem.
Understand the determinants of voter attitudes and public opinion toward economic redistribution and wealth inequalities.
Understand the different types of wealth inequalities that exist.
Understand the importance of housing wealth, and housing unaffordability in shaping voter attitudes and behaviour.
Understand the theoretical and empirical debates about whether or not the super-rich have more influence on government policy.
Understand the conditions under which states need to enforce market competition to avoid concentrated corporate power.
Understand how law creates the complex structures of multinational profit shifting and corporate tax avoidance.
Understand the theoretical and normative debates about whether or not the state needs to weaken property rights to defend capitalism and democracy from concentrated economic power.
Indicative Module Content:
This is provided in the detailed syllabus on Brightspace.