Illustration: The Economist/Xinmei Liu

    China’s hereditary elite is taking shape

    OVER THE past half-century, China has conjured vast wealth out of widespread poverty. Now comes the vexing part: how to pass it on to the next generation. For China, this poses a new and underappreciated risk. On its current trajectory, the first great intergenerational transfer in China’s modern history will widen inequality, cement privilege and…

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    The Swiss Don’t Hate the Rich

    WSJ Published on: Dec 01, 2025 10:37 am IST Nearly four of five residents reject a 50% inheritance tax on the wealthy. The right-left wave of hate-the-rich politics that is riding high in the West hit an iceberg on Sunday in Switzerland. Some 78% of voters rejected a 50% inheritance tax on the country’s wealthiest…

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