Title: Effects of economic inequality - Wikipedia
Headings: Effects of economic inequality
Effects of economic inequality
Contents
Health
Social cohesion
Crime
Redistribution and welfare
Poverty
Housing
Aggregate demand, consumption and debt
Monopolization of labor, consolidation, and competition
Economic incentives
Economic growth
Theories
Evidence
Mechanisms
Equitable growth
Environment
Political outcomes
War, terrorism and political instability
See also
References

Content: It is argued that inequality levels influence how citizens imagine the trustworthiness of fellow citizens. In this model social trust is not about relations to people you meet (as in Putnam's model) but about people you imagine. The economist Joseph Stiglitz has argued that economic inequality has led to distrust of business and government. Crime
Main articles: Incarceration in the United States and Race in the United States criminal justice system
Homicide rates are higher in more unequal rich countries or in more unequal US states
Crime rate has also been shown to be correlated with inequality in society. Most studies looking into the relationship have concentrated on homicides – since homicides are almost identically defined across all nations and jurisdictions. Daly et al. 2001 estimated that about half of all variation in homicide rates among U.S. states and Canadian provinces can be accounted for by differences in the amount of inequality in each province or state. Fajnzylber et al. ( 2002) found a similar relationship worldwide.