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The distribution of wealth--growing inequality? / Michael Schneider (Honorary Research Fellow, Federation University, Australia), Mike Pottenger (The University of Melbourne, Australia), J.E. King (Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University, Australia and Honorary Professor, Federation University Australia).
Author
Schneider, Michael, 1935-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Second edition.
Published/Created
Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2016]
©2016
Description
xiii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
HB251 .S375 2016
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Subject(s)
Income distribution
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Wealth
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Social aspects
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Equality
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Mathematical models
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Distributive justice
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Social structure
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Economic aspects
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Author
Pottenger, Mike
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King, J. E. (John Edward)
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Summary note
This book is about the distribution of wealth among people, described by statisticians as the size distribution of wealth, and the way that this distribution has changed over time. It provides answers to a host of important questions including, why is the distribution of wealth important and how can it be measured? How unequal is this distribution in practice, and has the degree of inequality changed over time? What factors determine the level of inequality? What criteria can be used to rank alternative distributions of wealth and what instruments are available to a government that wishes to change the distribution? How is the distribution of wealth related to the aggregate amount of wealth? The answers have many dimensions, notably economic, statistical, ethical, political, sociological and legal.-- Provided by Publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-203) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Measuring inequality in the distribution of wealth
Empirical studies of the distribution of wealth
Determinants of the distribution of wealth
Determinants of changes in the distribution of wealth
Ranking alternative distributions of wealth
How to change the distribution of wealth
Equality versus affluence?
Conclusion.
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ISBN
1783476435 ((cased))
9781783476435 ((cased))
LCCN
2016949906
OCLC
969937321
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