Income inequality in capitalist democracies: the interplay of values and institutions

"Examines patterns of income inequality among 16 advanced democracies from the mid 1970s to the early 2000s and explains why some societies have a large and growing divide between the rich and the poor while others, facing similar global economic pressures, maintain more egalitarian income dist...

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Main Author: Birchfield, Vicki L. 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. Pennsylvania State Univ. Press 2009
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Examines patterns of income inequality among 16 advanced democracies from the mid 1970s to the early 2000s and explains why some societies have a large and growing divide between the rich and the poor while others, facing similar global economic pressures, maintain more egalitarian income distributions"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:"Examines patterns of income inequality among 16 advanced democracies from the mid 1970s to the early 2000s and explains why some societies have a large and growing divide between the rich and the poor while others, facing similar global economic pressures, maintain more egalitarian income distributions"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:X, 244 S.
ISBN:9780271034409

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