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La crise et l’étirement des inégalités : quels liens ? quels enseignements ?

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[eng] The Crisis and the Stretching of Inequalities : What Links ? What Lessons ? . Over the last twenty years, income inequality has been stretching upwards all around the world. This movement has been particularly significant at the top of the income scale. The article examines the links between the changes in the income distribution and the outburst of the recent financial crisis. It relates the increasing debt of the poor to the stagnation of their income as well as the income of the middle class. But it does not conclude that a change of trend of inequality is a necessary precondition for a recovery. Anew path can result only from simultaneous national policies aiming at similar objectives. They could deal with reductions in rents, return to full employment, an increase in education and skills and a new tax policy. . Classification JEL : E64, H2. . . [fre] Depuis une vingtaine d’années, les inégalités s’étirent vers le haut dans l’ensemble du monde. Cet étirement est d’autant plus marqué que l’on monte dans la hiérarchie des revenus. L’article examine les liens entre ces évolutions et l’éclatement de la crise financière récente. Dans ce cadre, il relie l’endettement des ménages pauvres à la stagnation des revenus des classes moyennes et populaires. Mais il ne va pas jusqu’à faire de l’atténuation des inégalités une condition de la sortie de crise. Une inflexion dans la formation des revenus ne peut s’engager que par la conjonction de politiques nationales allant globalement dans une direction commune. Ces politiques pourraient concerner la réduction des rentes, le retour vers le plein emploi, l’augmentation des qualifications et la fiscalité. . Classification JEL : E64, H2.

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  • Jean-Michel Charpin, 2011. "La crise et l’étirement des inégalités : quels liens ? quels enseignements ?," Revue d'Économie Financière, Programme National Persée, vol. 103(3), pages 187-196.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recofi:ecofi_0987-3368_2011_num_103_3_5878
    DOI: 10.3406/ecofi.2011.5878
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    • E64 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Incomes Policy; Price Policy
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • E64 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Incomes Policy; Price Policy
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

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