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Changes in structures of inequality

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  • Global cities: (👤 Sassen, 1991) wealth and power is concentrated in a small elite.
  • Transnational capitalist class: (👤 Sklair, 1995): global elite controls capital and resources across borders.
  • Network society: (👤 Castells, 1996) power flows through global information networks.
  • Risk society: (👤 Beck, 1986) global risks affect all, but inequalities affect vulnerability.
  • Liquid modernity: (👤 Bauman, 1964) precarious work and unstable identities increase insecurity.
  • Capital returns: (👤 Piketty, 2019) returns on capital outpace economic growth, concentrating wealth at the top.

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