6 Jul 2018

What Impact Do Revolutions Have on Inequality?

Session 6

Will the major changes of recent years reshuffle the cards in terms of inequality and mobility? The way China and India caught up during the second wave of globalisation (that of production) has been a decisive phenomenon in the global balance. Countries that joined the technological race later on can take shortcuts and jump directly to the latest technological generation. Digitisation is bringing about the third wave of globalisation – that of people and information.

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However, 60% of the world population still do not have access to the Internet; automation is destroying jobs, and digitisation, while breaking down communication barriers, has created global monopolies. All types of capital are now concentrated in the hands of special elites, whether physical (money), human (education and jobs), social (media) or political. What is the advantage for these elite in introducing genuine equal opportunities and redistribution policies?

First, this session will pinpoint the impact of current breakthroughs on social cohesion. Alongside inequality, we will focus on the equally important idea of mobility. We will then take a look at possible actions: innovation serving society, and public policies designed to reduce unequal opportunities upstream and redistribution imbalances downstream in the various dimensions of capital.

Coordination


Pierre DOCKÈS

Associate Member

Cercle des économistes

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Moderator


Philippe ESCANDE

Columnist and editor Business section

Le Monde

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Speakers


Pervenche BERES

Member of the European Parliament

European Parliament

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Manu BHASKARAN

Director

Centennial Group International

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Joaquim LEVY

Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer

World Bank Group

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Jean-Claude MAILLY

Former General Secretary of Force Ouvrière

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Shotaro OSHIMA

Chairman

Institute for International Economic Studies in Japan (IIES)

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All the speakers

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