A Relevância da Obra de Simon Kuznets para o Debate sobre Distribuição de Renda desde o Pós-Segunda Guerra

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to refer to the work of Simon Kuznets to describe important aspects of the debate on economic inequality and income distribution in developed countries since 1945. The first section, based on Kuznets (1955), presents his model with simulations of the effects of changes in productive and employment structure on the distributive profile. The second presents the debate on income distribution after 1980, when there was a “reversal” of the Kuznets Curve. In the third, the article highlights “the top 1% debate”, which seeks to incorporate political and social aspects to understand the recent expansion of income inequality in developed economies in the 21st century. The conclusions point to the relevance and currentness of his work for the debate on income distribution and economic inequality