World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

23–26 January 2018 Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
How Is Rentier Capitalism Aggravating Inequality?
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How Is Rentier Capitalism Aggravating Inequality?

January 23, 2018 12:00

Is the financialized economy betraying those with "real" jobs? Get ahead of the trends shaping "rentier" capitalism and learn about how it is affecting the distribution of income and wealth.

The Issue Briefing room is located in the nearby Media Village. Electric carts run continuously from the Promenade entrance to the Media Village, or participants can get there on foot within four minutes.

This session will be livestreamed on TopLink and the Forum website.

Speakers:

Ricardo Hausmann

Founder and Director, Growth Lab, Harvard University

Heather Long

Economics Correspondent, The Washington Post

Guy Standing

Research Professor in Development Studies, University of London

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