Business Daily meets: Ingrid Robeyns
The economic philosopher who wants to cap the wealth of the super-rich
Business Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Today, the richest 10 per cent of the world’s population own more than three quarters of its wealth, while the bottom half have 2%.
To halt the growing wealth gap, one economic philosopher, Ingrid Robeyns, has come up with a striking proposal - to impose legally enforced limits on people’s personal wealth. No one individual, Professor Robeyns suggests, should be allowed to have more than 10 million dollars.
It's a provocative idea. And would it work in practice?
(Picture: Ingrid Robeyns. Credit: Keke Keukelaar/United Agents)
Presented and produced by Ed Butler