Global and national dimensions of the socio-economic inequality problem
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Butkaliuk V.A. Global and national dimensions of the socio-economic inequality problem. Science. Culture. Society. 2021. Vol. 27. No. 4. P. 66-75. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19181/nko.2021.27.4.6 (in Russ.).
Abstract
The article is devoted to the study of socio-economic inequality as one of the key problems of the modern economic system. The author analyzes the evolution, scale and specificity of the manifestation of the phenomenon of inequality in the context of the intensification of economic globalization and the post-Fordist / neoliberal regime of capital accumulation in the global dimension. The national context of inequality is investigated on the example of Ukraine, as one of the post-Soviet countries, consistently implementing the principles of neoliberalism in practice throughout the post-Soviet period.
The author pays attention to the study of the social consequences and changes in inequality in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that the intensification of negative trends in the development of society in the context of the corona-crisis is a natural consequence of the policy of the pre-pandemic period. The growth of poverty and inequality, as well as the generally negative consequences of the pandemic for the majority of the population, were largely the result of the depletion of state and public institutions in the context of neoliberalism. The way out of the current crisis lies in the implementation in practice of the public demand for building a more “equal” and just society in the interests of the majority of the population.
The author bases her conclusions on a large array of domestic and foreign sources on this issue, as well as the results of public opinion polls. In particular, the article uses the data of sociological measurements of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the sociological company Research & BrandingGroup, as well as the international research company Ipsos, conducted in 2020-2021.
Keywords:
neoliberalism, socio-economic inequality, population differentiation, Ukraine, COVID-19
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4. Stiglitz J. (2015) The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future. Transl. from Eng. by E. Rozhdestvenskaya. Moscow : Eksmo Publ. 512 p. ISBN 978-5-699-72540-3 (in Russ.).
5. Atkinson, A. (2015) Inequality: What Can Be Done? Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England : Harvard University Press. 536 р. ISBN 978-0-674-50476-9 (in Eng.).
6. Lawson M., Butt A. P., Harvey R. [et al.] (2020) Time to care. Unpaid and underpaid care work and the global inequality crisis. Oxford: Oxfam International. 63 p. ISBN 978-1-78748-541-9 (in Eng.).
7. Piketty T. (2015) The Economics of Inequality. Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Belknap Press. 160 p. ISBN 9780674504806 (in Eng.).
8. COVID-19 and the world of work. ILO Monitor. Issue 7. 2021, January 25. 38 p. (In Russ.).
9. World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2021. Geneva: ILO, 2021. 164 p. ISBN 978-92-2-031958-1 (in Eng.).
10. Berkhout E., Galasso N., Lawson M. [et al.] (2021) The Inequality Virus. Bringing together a world torn apart by coronavirus through a fair, just and sustainable economy. Oxford: Oxfam International. 83 p. ISBN 978-1-78748-640-9 (in Eng.).
11. COVID-19 and Human Development: Assessing the Crisis, Envisioning the Recovery. New York: United Nations Development Programme, 2020. 35 p. URL: http://hdr.undp.org/en/hdp-covid (last request 11.11.2021) (in Eng.).
12. World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020. Geneva: ILO, 2020. 108 p. ISBN 978-92-2-031408-1 (in Eng.).
13. Milanović B. (2016) Global Inequality: From Class to Location, from Proletarians to Migrants. Economic Policy. Vol. 11, No. 1. Pp. 14-26. DOI: 10.18288/1994-5124-2016-1-02 (in Russ.).
14. Arseenko A. G., Malyuk A. N., Tolstykh N. V. (2011). Vyzovy globalizatsii i Ukraina [Challenges of globalization and Ukraine]. Kyiv : Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. 516 p. ISBN 978-966-02-6034-4 (in Russ.).
15. Seabrook J. (2014) World poverty. Transl. from Eng. by A. Zakharov. Moscow : Knizhnyi Klub Knigovek. 192 с. ISBN 978-5-4224-0793-4 (in Russ.).
16. Alvaredo F., Chancel L., Piketty T. [et al.] (2017) Global Inequality Dynamics: New Findings from WID.world. Cambridge, Massachusetts : NBER. Working Paper No. 23119. URL: https://www.nber.org/papers/w23119 (last request 11.11.2021) (in Eng.).
17. Alvaredo F., Chancel L., Piketty T. [et al.]. (2018) World Inequality Report 2018. URL: https://wir2018.wid.world (last request 11.11.2021) (in Eng.).
18. Child Labour: Global estimates 2020, trends and the road forward. New York: ILO and UNICEF. 2021. 88 p. ISBN 978-92-2-034878-9 (in Eng.).
19. Nerіvnіst' v Ukraїnі: masshtabi ta mozhlivostі vplivu [Inequality in Ukraine: scale and opportunities of influence]. Ed. by E. M. Lіbanova. Kyiv : M. V. Ptukha Institute of demography and Social Research of the NAS of Ukraine. 2012. 404 p. ISBN 978-966-304-005-9 (in Ukrainian).
20. Balakіreva O. M., Goloven'ko V. A., Dmitruk D. A. [et al.] (2011) Determіnanti sotsіal'no-ekonomіchnoї nerіvnostі v suchasnіi Ukraїnі [Determinants of socio-economic inequality in modern Ukraine]. Ed. by. O. M. Balakіreva. Kyiv : Institute of Economics and forecasting of the NAS of Ukraine. 592 p. ISBN 978–966–02–6144–0 (in Ukrainian).
21. Global'nyi krizis zapadnoi tsivilizatsii i Rossiya [The Global Crisis of Western Civilization and Russia]. Ed. by G.V. Osipov. Moscow : Librokom Publ. 2009. 528 p. ISBN 978-5-397-07756-9 (in Russ.).
22. Voloshina O. V., Іvanov O. V., Іvashchenko A. І. [et al.] (2019) Analіz oplati pratsі derzhavnikh sluzhbovtsіv u kontekstі reformuvannya sistemi derzhavnogo upravlіnnya: zbіrka doslіdzhen' [Analysis of remuneration of civil servants in the context of Public Administration Reform: a collection of studies]. Kyiv. 210 p. ISBN 978-617-7533-42-8 (in Ukrainian).
23. Petrushyna T., Arseienko A., Butkaliuk V. (2020) Where is Ukraine going in the 21st century? Social changes in Ukrainian society in the context of economic globalization: sociological dimension. Scientific report. Kyiv : Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. 120 p. ISBN 978-966-02-9424-0 (in Ukrainian).
24. COVID-19 in Ukraine: Impact on Households and Businesses. New York: United Nations Development Programme. 2020. 108 p. URL: https://sme.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/6_COVID19%20in%20Ukraine_Impact%20on%20Households%20and%20Businesses.pdf (last request 11.11.2021) (in Eng.).
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Received: 15.11.2021
Accepted: 13.12.2021
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Butkaliuk, V. A. (2021). Global and national dimensions of the socio-economic inequality problem. Science. Culture. Society, 27(4), 66-75. https://doi.org/10.19181/nko.2021.27.4.6
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