The Haves and the Have-Nots by Branko Milanovic Summary
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Milanovic's groundbreaking exploration of global wealth disparity uses literary characters like Mr. Darcy to illuminate complex economic realities. By challenging traditional theories, this accessible yet rigorous analysis reveals how policy choices - not immutable laws - shape inequality's profound impact on our societies.
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The Geography of Fortune: Why Your Birthplace Matters More Than Your Talent
What if the most important decision affecting your lifetime earnings wasn't your career choice, educational achievements, or work ethic-but something entirely beyond your control? Three generations of the Obama family reveal this uncomfortable truth. Hussein Onyango Obama, working as a British manservant in colonial Kenya, earned 66 times less than his British employers. His son Barack Sr. studied at Harvard when the US-Kenya income gap stood at thirteen to one. By the time his grandson became President, that gap had ballooned to thirty to one. This isn't a story about individual success-it's a story about how geography shapes destiny in ways we rarely acknowledge. Global inequality has become one of the defining challenges of our era, yet most of us struggle to grasp its true scale and implications. We see headlines about billionaires and poverty, but the deeper patterns remain invisible. Where you're born now determines your economic fate more powerfully than any other factor, creating a world where talent in Lagos faces entirely different prospects than mediocrity in London. The greatest transformation in global inequality over two centuries has been the shift from class-based to location-based inequality. In Marx's time, global inequality was driven primarily by class differences within countries, while differences between nations' average incomes were modest. By 2000, this had fundamentally reversed-global inequality had become almost entirely (80%) driven by location. Being born in a rich country now matters far more for lifetime income prospects than one's position within that country's income distribution.
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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