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Heir-raising: the boom in inheritance

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February 27, 2025

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As the babyboom generation starts to die and economic growth slows many more people are getting rich from family wealth. Are we returning to the age of Jane Austen? The latest EIU Democracy Index () reveals what a bumper election year did to country rankings (936). And our correspondent takes an ice bath () (1640).

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