Germany's first archive on inequality

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A comprehensive and up-to-date resource: The Global wealth report analyzes the household wealth of 5.2 billion people across the globe. Multi-faceted and eye-opening.

What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for la...

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Nazi Billionaires. The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties

“Meticulously researched …compels us to confront the current-day legacy of these Nazi ties.” —Wall Street Journal

A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Thir...

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In an interview with Tilo Jung, Grace Blakely makes clear that we should not see our economic and financial system as without alternatives: „Things can be different, if we organize, challenge the powerful – we don´t have to accept things the way they are”.

“Scroll right” - It's hard to grasp just how extreme wealth inequality is. This page (link below the image) proves the point. Crazy.

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Millionaires under the Microscope: Data Gap on Top Wealth Holders Closed: Wealth Concentration Higher than Presumed.

Millionaires have so far been underrepresented in population surveys, so little is known about them and the precise concentration of wealth in Germany.

Link: DIW Weekly Report.