This event will introduce a special issue of The Journal of Chinese Sociology, which will showcase new analyses of wealth inequality and their implications for social stratification and inequality in comparative perspective.

Chaired by Mike Savage, the contributions will range across Russia, China, South Korea, Brazil, as well as Europe and North America, to reflect on the size of the wealth gap, its dimensions and its significance for remaking traditional class divides.

Meet our speakers and chair

André J. Caetano is Professor of Sociology and Demography at the Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. His research focuses mainly on work and labour market, race/ethnicity inequalities and stratification methodology.

Louis Chauvel is Professor of Sociology at the University of Luxembourg. His research mainly focuses on social welfare, income and wealth and social change in a comparative perspective.

Li Chunling is Professor of Sociology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Svetlana Mareeva is Center Director of the Institute of Social Policy, Higher School of Economics (HSE) Moscow.

Celi Scalon is Professor of Sociology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro whose research focuses on social stratification and inequalities.

Kwang-Yeong Shin is Professor of Sociology at Chung-Ang University in Seoul, Korea. He is also joint professorships in the Department of German and European Studies and the Cultural Studies. His research interests include the impact of the transformation of the labor market and population on social inequality, historical social democracy in Scandinavia, and neoliberal turns and the rise of precariat in East Asia. 

Mike Savage (@MikeSav47032563) is Martin White Professor of Sociology at LSE and co-founder of LSE International Inequalities Institute leading a research theme 'Wealth, Elites and Tax Justice'.

More about this event

This event will have live captioning and BSL interpreters.

The International Inequalities Institute (@LSEInequalities) at LSE brings together experts from many LSE departments and centres to lead cutting-edge research focused on understanding why inequalities are escalating in numerous arenas across the world, and to develop critical tools to address these challenges.

This event forms part of LSE’s Shaping the Post-COVID World initiative, a series of debates about the direction the world could and should be taking after the crisis.

Twitter Hashtag for this event: #LSECOVID19

Podcast & Video

A podcast of this event is available to download from Wealth Inequality Across the Globe.

A video of this event is available to watch at Wealth Inequality Across the Globe.

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