Part 5:
1945 to 2020: The Big Picture
#72 Economic Recovery in Europe 1945-1971: The European Union and the Welfare States
In the stable wealthy parts of Europe & North America, a small portion of the increase in wealth created after 1945 has moved and spread itself further down the line to the new middle classes. The issue I was concerned to express was the overall direction of wealth distribution across the world after 1945; powerful literature has grown up to challenge the status quo.