Author information:
Tamás Tóth: Magyar Nemzeti Bank, Senior Analyst. E-mail: tothtamas1@mnb.hu
Dávid Benkő: Magyar Nemzeti Bank, Analyst. E-mail: benkod@mnb.hu
Cite as (APA):
Tóth, T., & Benkő, D. (2018). Inequality and Economic Growth (Joseph E. Stiglitz: The Price of Inequality. How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future) . Financial and Economic Review, 17(1), 177–184. https://hitelintezetiszemle.mnb.hu/en/fer-17-1-br3-toth-benko
Column:
Book review
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