Rich and Poor Disparities, Perceptions, Concomitants
This book is concerned with the question of inequality - which points to a major structural problem in intra-national and inter-national respect. It covers the tension between the rich and poor in less developed countries as well as within richer countries in the process of globalisation. The main t...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2002, 2002
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2002 |
| Series: | Social Indicators Research Series
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Rich and Poor as Dividing and Integrating Forces of Society — Introduction
- Disparities Between Rich and Poor
- 2. “Poverties” and Wealth: Competing Definitions and Alternative Approaches to Measurement
- 3. Inequalities between Income and Wealth: The Case of Germany in 1998
- 4. Assessing Trends in Poverty in Australia
- 5. Divergence and Convergence of International Development: A Socio-economic Approach
- 6. Determinants of Internet Use in Switzerland: Structural Disparities and New Technologies
- Subjective Perceptions of Poverty and Wealth
- 7. Income and Satisfaction in Germany and Russia: A Comparison between Poor and Rich People
- 8. Closing the Gap between Rich and Poor in South Africa: Trends in Objective and Subjective Indicators of Quality of Life in the October Household Survey
- 9. Subjective Poverty and Affluence in the Philippines
- 10. Subjective Well-being from Rich and Poor
- 11. The Income — Happiness Relationship
- Concomitant Circumstances of Socio-Economic Inequality
- 12. Intercontinental Disparities and Migration
- 13. Global Response to Poverty Alleviation: Challenges for Development NGOs in South Asia
- 14. Economic Growth and Social Polarisation under Globalisation: Some Evidence from Sri Lanka
- 15. Welfare Burden and the Disapproval of Redistribution: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
- 16. Welfare Production, Poverty and Wealth: A Comparative and Longitudinal Perspective
- Contributors