Handbook of income distribution

Volume 1. Income distribution and economics / A.B. Atkinson and F. Bourguignon -- Social justice and distribution of income / A.K. Sen -- Measurement of inequality / F.A. Cowell -- Three centuries of inequality in Britain and America / P.H. Lindert -- Historical perspectives on income distribution :...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Atkinson, Anthony Barnes
Other Authors: Bourguignon, François
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elvesier 2000, 2000
Series:Handbooks in economics
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Collection: Elsevier Handbooks in Economics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Volume 1. Income distribution and economics / A.B. Atkinson and F. Bourguignon -- Social justice and distribution of income / A.K. Sen -- Measurement of inequality / F.A. Cowell -- Three centuries of inequality in Britain and America / P.H. Lindert -- Historical perspectives on income distribution : the case of Europe / C. Morrisson -- Empirical evidence on incomne inequality in industrial countries / P. Gottschalk and T.M. Smeeding -- Income poverty in advanced countries / M. Jäntti and S. Danziger -- Theories of the distribution of earnings / D. Neal and S. Rosen -- Theories of persistent inequality and integenerational mobility / T. Piketty -- Macroeconomics of distribution and growth / G. Bertola -- Wealth inequality, wealth constraints and economic performance / P. Bardhan, S. Bowles and H. Gintis -- The distribution of wealth / J.B. Davies and A.F. Shorrocks -- Redistribution / R. Boadway and M. Keen -- Income distribution and development / R. Kanbur -- Income distribution, economic systems and transition / J. Flemming and J. Micklewright.
Distributional issues may ...
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Physical Description:illustrations