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Changing inequality / Rebecca M. Blank.
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Blank, Rebecca M.
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English
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Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Description
xiii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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HC110.I5 B497 2011
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Income distribution
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United States
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Equality
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Economic aspects
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United States
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United States
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Economic conditions
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Series
Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 8.
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The Aaron Wildavsky forum for public policy ; 8
Summary note
Rebecca M. Blank offers the first comprehensive analysis of an economic trend that has been reshaping the United States over the past three decades: rapidly rising income inequality. In clear language, she provides an overview of how and why the level and distribution of income and wealth has changed since 1979, sets this situation within its historical context, and investigates the forces that are driving it. Among other factors, Blank looks closely at changes within families, including women's increasing participation in the work force. The book includes some surprising findings--for example, that per-person income has risen sharply among almost all social groups, even as income has become more unequally distributed. Looking toward the future, Blank suggests that while rising inequality will likely be with us for many decades to come, it is not an inevitable outcome. Her book considers what can be done to address this trend, and also explores the question: why should we be concerned about this phenomenon? -- Book Description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
A broader look at changing inequality
Changing inequality in annual earnings and its components
Changing inequality in total income and its components
Understanding these changes
How economic shocks change income distribution
Ways to reduce inequality (and their limits)
Changing inequality in the United States today.
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ISBN
9780520266926 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
0520266927 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
9780520266933 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0520266935 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2011005495
OCLC
702168868
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6825190
99945802900
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