On the other hand it indicates that policies that help limiting or - ideally - reversing the long-run rise in inequality would not only make societies less unfair, but also richer. In particular, the present analysis highlights the importance of two pillars of a policy strategy for tackling rising inequalities and promoting equality of opportunities. One policy avenue to reduce inequality involves reforms to tax and benefit policies. Recent OECD work has focused on top incomes (Forster et al.