Inequality: economic and social issues

This book presents wide-ranging perspectives on economic inequality, as measured by differences in incomes and wealth. The contributors to this book explore how the economy is shaped in such a way as to generate differences in economic and social welfare between individuals, regions and nations.

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Main Author: Lundahl, Mats (Author)
Other Authors: Lundahl, Mats 1946- (Editor), Rauhut, Daniel 1968- (Editor), Hatti, Neelambar 1940- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2024
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Routledge frontiers of political economy
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Online Access:DE-188
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Summary:This book presents wide-ranging perspectives on economic inequality, as measured by differences in incomes and wealth. The contributors to this book explore how the economy is shaped in such a way as to generate differences in economic and social welfare between individuals, regions and nations.
Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Note on Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction: Inequality-A Multifaceted Phenomenon -- Part I Manifestations of Inequalities -- 1 The Late Encounter of Inequality and Class -- 2 Gender Inequalities: Progress and Challenges -- Part II Inequalities in Income and Wealth -- 3 Piketty and the Distribution of Wealth -- 4 J.K. Galbraith and Inequality: From Confidence to Misanthropy -- 5 Atkinson on Inequality -- Part III Discrimination, Plunder, and Inequalities -- 6 Discrimination as a Determinant of Economic Inequality -- 7 The Predatory State: A Case of Extreme Inequality -- Part IV Geographical Inequalities -- 8 Regional Inequalities -- 9 Housing and Inequality: The Case of Portugal -- 10 Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, and Globalization -- Index.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 215 Seiten)
ISBN:9781003387114
DOI:10.4324/9781003387114

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