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Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Unequal New Digital World
What happens to communities when the people who live in them drift further and further apart on the basis of how much they have? It's a question plaguing Western societies with greater frequency – and it's one worth asking of our own city. Economics professor Stiglitz, who won a Nobel for his work in 2001 and has been named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world, will lead a panel discussion around the issue – and how it can affect the physical and mental health of a population – at this free talk hosted by the City of Sydney. Price of inequality