Economic Inequality – Trends, Traps and Trade-offs

Prof. Medani P. Bhandari completed his M.A. in Anthropology (Nepal),M.Sc. Environmental System Monitoring and Analysis (the Netherlands),M.A. Sustainable International Development (USA), M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology(USA). He is dedicated to conservation of nature and natural resourcesand social empowerment through research and action project. His purposeof life is to give or contribute to the society fullest through whatever he has,earned, learned or experienced, within the Principles of “BASHUDAIVAKUTUMBAKKAMand Live and Let Other Live”. He has worked withvarious organizations as consultant – UNEP/Adelaide University, UNDP,IUCN,WWF, WRI,Winrock International, the Japan Environment EducationForum, and the Pajaro Jai Foundation (PJF), along with others. During2015–17, he served as a Professor of Natural Resources and Environmentat the Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain. Prof. Bhandari has spent most ofhis career focusing on the Sociological Theories; Environmental Sustainability;Social Inclusion, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation; EnvironmentalHealth Hazard; Environmental Management; Social Innovation;Developing along the way expertise in Global and International EnvironmentalPolitics, Environmental Institutions and Natural Resources Governance;Climate Change Policy and Implementation, Environmental Justice, SustainableDevelopment; Theory of Natural Resources Governance; ImpactEvaluation of Rural Livelihood; International Organizations; Public/SocialPolicy; The Non-Profit Sector; Low Carbon Mechanism; Good Governance;Climate Adaptation; REDD Plus; Carbon Financing; Green Economy andRenewable Energy; Nature, Culture and Power. Prof. Bhandari’s major teachingand research specialties include: Sociological Theories and Practices;Environmental Health; Social and Environmental research methods; Socialand Environmental Innovation; Social and Environmental policies; ClimateChange Mitigation and Adaptation; International Environmental Governance;Green Economy; Sustainability and assessment of the Economic, Social andEnvironmental impacts on society and nature. In brief, Prof. Bhandari hassound theoretical and practical knowledge in social science and environmentscience. His field experience spans across Asia, Africa, the North America,Western Europe, Post-Soviet Countries, Australia, Japan and the Middle East.Professor Bhandari has published 4 books (his recent book is Medani P.Bhandari (2018). Green Web-II: Standards and Perspectives from the IUCN,Published, sold and distributed by: River Publishers, Denmark/the NetherlandsISBN: 978-87-70220-12-5 (Hardback) 978-87-70220-11-8 (eBook),and more than 70 scholarly papers in international scientific journals. Currently,he is serving as a Professor of Inter-Disciplinary Department – NaturalResource & Environment/Sustainability Studies, at the Akamai University,USA and Professor of the Department of Finance and Entrepreneurship,Sumy State University (SSU) Ukraine; and International Program Coordinator,Atlantic State Legal Foundation, NY, USA (remotely).Shvindina Hanna graduated from Sumy State University (M.S in “Managementof Organizations, Ph.D. in “Environmental Economics and NaturalResources Protection”), Post-Doc researcher (University of Montpellier, PurdueUniversity) in “Business Studies and Management”, Fulbright Alumni(2018–2019), won ERASMUS MUNDUS scholarships (2014, 2015). Currentlyworks as Associate Professor at the Department of Management atSumy State University (Ukraine). She is member of CENA communityand Researchers’ excellence network (RENET). She is member of editorialboards of several scientific journals (Ukraine, Poland, Switzerland), invitedreviewer for the international conferences (Poland, Germany, Ukraine). Sheis author of more than 90 papers. Scientific interests include CoopetitionParadox, Strategies and Innovations, Change Management, OrganizationalDevelopment, Civic Education and Leadership. She is activist and is a CEOat NGO “Lifelong learning centre”, where provide courses on Leadershipand Communications, organize the program on empowerment for localcommunity.

• Preface, Forwards, EndorsementsInequality – the global problemSustainable Development and Sustainable development GoalsEconomic Inequality in the theoretical lensesEconomic and Social InequalityProblems and Consequences of InequalityUnified Index for Balanced Development Inequalities Level EstimationTerritorial DevelopmentPoverty and Inequality Income InequalityPoverty Status Distribution of Income Threat to The Sustainable Development Relationship Between Inequality and Socio-Economic Drivers Green Growth and Entrepreneurship Financial Inequality Territorial CommunitiesForecasting Inequality Toolbox of Sustainable Territorial DevelopmentImpact of Income InequalityLiberal SocialismCORONOMICSAuthor biographies; Keyword Index.