Why shareholder value drives income inequality

The chief executive officer (CEO) of Domino's Pizza takes home roughly 435 times the average full-time wage.

Jeff Bezos has become the world's richest person with a A$200 billion (S$201 billion) fortune off the backs of low-paid Amazon warehouse workers.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 28, 2018, with the headline Why shareholder value drives income inequality. Subscribe