Aspects of Distribution of Wealth and Income |
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| Editor:
| Papadimitriou, Dimitris |
| Series title: | Jerome Levy Economics Institute Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-349-23429-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1994 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $179.00 |
Book Description:
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In the 1980s, a decade of economic expansion, the rich grew richer but the poor poorer. These essays explore the disparities in wealth and income comparing the fortunes of American households with those in other industrialized nations. Demographic and structural changes, saving behaviouir, earning gaps, gender, education and race are analysed in these essays and methodological and measurement issues explored. Policies to counteract growing inequality are discussed and remedies proposed.
In the 1980s, a decade of economic expansion, the rich grew richer but the poor poorer. These essays explore the disparities in wealth and income comparing the fortunes of American households with those in other industrialized nations. Demographic and structural changes, saving behaviouir, earning gaps, gender, education and race are analysed in these essays and methodological and measurement issues explored. Policies to counteract growing inequality are discussed and remedies proposed.