▁domestic ▁product ▁received ▁by ▁workers ▁and ▁capital ▁own ers . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁van ▁der ▁H oe ven ▁appe als ▁to ▁polit icians ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁macro e conom ic ▁policies ▁to ▁reduce ▁inequality . ▁He ▁suggested ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁political ▁solutions ▁including ▁counter - cyc lic al ▁mon et ary ▁and ▁fis cal ▁policy , ▁str ic ter ▁financial ▁and ▁bank ▁reg ulation , ▁progress ive ▁tax ▁systems ▁and ▁strength ening ▁social ▁institutions ▁like ▁labor ▁un ions . ▁These ▁kinds ▁of ▁policies ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁notable ▁decl ine ▁in ▁inequality ▁in ▁Latin ▁America . ▁In ▁light ▁of ▁this , ▁Dr . ▁van ▁der ▁H oe ven ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁inequality ▁goal ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Pal ma ▁index ▁of ▁inequality ▁to ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁post - 2 0 1 5 ▁development ▁ag enda ▁( SD G s ). ▁ ▁Dec or ations ▁▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁Orange - N ass au ▁▁ ▁Officer ▁( Oct ober ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁Articles ▁ ▁Prof its ▁without ▁labour ▁benefits , ▁The ▁impact ▁of ▁financial ▁global ization ▁on ▁work ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁Mill en ni um ▁Development ▁Go als ▁in ▁Tur bul ent ▁Times : ▁Emer ging ▁Ch alleng es ▁for ▁POST - 2 0 1 5 ▁MD GS ▁ ▁with ▁J ▁van demo orte le ▁Ken ya   – ▁St abil isation ▁and ▁Ad just ment ▁Pol ic ies ▁and ▁Program mes ▁( H els ink i , ▁W ID ER