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   In addition to threatening public service provision, intense wealth concentration is likely to be a major obstacle to creating decent work for all and protecting workers’ rights (SDG 8), given that the power of wealthy elites and large corporations vastly outweighs that of organized labour.

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2. clje.law.harvard.edu › clean-slateClean Slate for Worker Power - Center for Labor and a Just ...

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   Since the founding of the country, concentration of power in the hands of a small minority has been recognized as a threat to the viability of American democracy. Today, the struggle to preserve democracy in the face of extreme wealth concentration is acute because we live in a historical moment when vast disparities of economic power have been translated into equally shocking disparities in ...

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   intense wealth concentration is likely to be a major obstacle to creating decent work for all and protect-ing workers’ rights (SDG 8), given that the power of wealthy elites and large corporations vastly out-23 Alvaredo et al. (2017), p. 14. weighs that of organized labour. Meanwhile, the ability of labour to organize and negotiate has been

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4. www.fraserinstitute.org › studies › towards-a-betterTowards a Better Understanding of Income Inequality in Canada

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   Nov 30, 2017 · Chapter 4 points out that wealth inequality in Canada is largely the result of people’s age differences. Wealth accumulation is a process. It happens slowly and steadily over a long period. Canadians usually acquire the most wealth when they hit their peak earning years—between 55 and 69—just before retirement.

5. hbswk.hbs.edu › item › how-should-wealth-beHow Should Wealth Be Redistributed? - HBS Working Knowledge

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   May 7, 2014 · The points are a) the threat to democracy through the concentration of money and power to influence elections, through unrestricted donations to candidates, b) the concentration of wealth beyond what a rational person might believe to be proportionate to effort and contribution to the economy and c) the implication that some having far more than others, then the others must have far less than ...

6. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleWealth inequality, democracy and economic freedom

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   Dec 1, 2018 · The average shares of total wealth owned by the top 1% and top 10% population are 32.18% and 62.92%, respectively. The mean score of the economic freedom summary index and its sub-indices ranges from 6.11 to 8.81. The average value of trade union density rate and democracy score are 24.78% and 7.36, respectively.

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   Is wealth concentration a threat to workers' rights?

   • In addition to threatening public service provision, intense wealth concentration is likely to be a major obstacle to creating decent work for all and protecting workers’ rights (SDG 8), given that the power of wealthy elites and large corporations vastly outweighs that of organized labour.

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   Why do we struggle to preserve democracy in the face of extreme wealth concentration?

   • Today, we face a significant challenge in preserving democracy due to extreme wealth concentration, which has resulted in equally striking disparities in political power. (Passage remains the same for the rest)

   Clean Slate for Worker Power - Center for Labor and a Just Economy

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   Are rising income and wealth inequality a threat?

   • The rising income and wealth inequality over the past few decades have been dividing many modern societies and posing a tangible threat to the growth and freedom of the global economy. Piketty (2014) warns against the danger of rising wealth inequality in the twenty-first century and calls for a progressive annual tax on wealth.

   Wealth inequality, democracy and economic freedom

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   How does wealth concentration affect decision-making?

   • In general, wealth concentration and the economic processes that have accompanied it – such as intense financialization – distort decision-making in ways that could well be fatal to the prospects of realizing the 2030 Agenda.

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   How does wealth affect the 2030 Agenda?

   • The concentration of wealth directly or indirectly affects all elements of the 2030 Agenda. Extreme economic inequality is, for instance, integrally linked with persistent and chronic poverty (SDG 1). Indeed, several studies have shown that SDG 1 will not be achieved unless extreme income and wealth inequality is also tackled.

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   How do inequalities in individual wealth affect market concentration?

   • Extreme inequalities in individual wealth are also interrelated with growing market concentration. Many sectors of the global economy are dominated by a small number of transnational corporations, giving them vast power over these markets.

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8. www.ohchr.org › sites › defaultInequality, social protection and the right to development

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   37 OHCHR, “Implementation of the Right to Development at the National, Regional and International Levels,” (Geneva: OHCHR), 2016. highest income concentration in the world, with around 1% of Brazilians possessing 28.3% of the country’s income. By 2021, the income share of the top 1% increased to 59.8%.38. 27.