View of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Income inequality will need to be tackled in emerging countries as they become more developed, says Piketty (photo: Scorza/Newscom)
Income inequality in the U.S. has soared to its highest level since the Great Depression, and that trend has only deteriorated during the global downturn of recent years. Thomas Piketty has been tracking this growing disparity and says the yawning gap between the haves and have less is bad for growth and bad for society.
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Bruce Edwards produces the IMF podcast program. He's an award-winning audio producer and journalist who's covered armed conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters from all corners of the world. He believes economists have an important role in solving the world's problems and aspires to showcase their research in every IMF podcast.
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Rhoda Metcalfe is an independent journalist and audio producer. Her reporting on the armed conflict in Colombia in the late 90s, as well as her work in Egypt, Turkey and South Africa has won several awards. She now produces podcasts and radio features from Washington DC and is a regular contributor to the IMF Podcast program.
