But none of these policies will change the fundamental cause of inequality between rural and urban areas: massive underemployment in the countryside.

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From his comfortable law offices, Ellis was persuaded to bring this legal fight because of what he says is a fundamental question of inequality in the Section 5 regulatory scheme.

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The longer run issues of income inequality and financialization would remain and require more fundamental reforms.

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