Will inequality finally top the agenda at Davos?

The problem of inequality has finally been thrust into the spotlight as the global elite convene in Switzerland.

As the global elite gathers for the World Economic Forum this week, the "Occupy" igloos popping up around Davos, Switzerland should serve as a great visual reminder: Inequality can no longer be ignored.

For the last several years I ticked the box "Inequality" in the pre-Davos survey checking out what participants are most concerned about - while fervently wishing (though doubting) it would then appear as a major trend in the summarised results. Before and after the crash of 2008, other issues topped the agenda, but last year for the first time a majority of invitees shared disquiet about the rising levels of inequality in the world. Of course this might be because the captains of industry and world leaders attending were probably not the ones dutifully filling out surveys, but still…

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