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Title Generating prosperity for working families in affluent countries / edited by Brian Nolan
Edition First edtition
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018
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Contents Living standards and prosperity / Brian Nolan -- The evolution of living standards for middle and lower income households in OECD countries / Brian Nolan and Stefan Thewissen -- Inequality and ordinary living standards in OECD countries / Brian Nolan and Stefan Thewissen -- Median household income and GDP / Brian Nolan, Max Roser, and Stefan Thewissen -- Sources of household income growth in rich countries / Brian Nolan, Stefan Thewissen, and Alice Lazzati -- The evolution of median and lower incomes across countries / Brian Nolan and Chloe Touzet -- The labour market / Craig Holmes -- Sifting through the ASHE / Annalisa Cristini, Andrea Geraci, and John Muellbauer -- Minimum wages and supporting wage growth / Brian Nolan -- Strengthening redistribution / Brian Nolan, Chrysa Leventi, Holly Sutherland, and Iva Tasseva -- Middle and below living standards : what can we learn from beyond income measures of economic well-being? / Marii Paskov, Joan E. Madia, and Tim Goedeme -- Wealth inequality, living standards, and intergenerational social mobility / Erzsebet Bukodi and Marii Paskov -- Conclusions and implications / Brian Nolan
Summary The challenge of how to ensure that working families see their living standards improve rather than stagnate over time is central in rich countries. This book investigates the economic ""squeeze"" on middle-income families, and the forces that underlie it
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 02, 2018)
Subject Income distribution -- Developed countries
Working class -- Developed countries -- Economic conditions
Middle class -- Developed countries -- Economic conditions
Families -- Economic aspects -- Developed countries
Wealth.
wealth.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
Working class -- Economic conditions
Middle class -- Economic conditions
Families -- Economic aspects
Income distribution
Wealth
Working class
Developed countries
Form Electronic book
Author Nolan, Brian, 1953- editor.
ISBN 9780192533753
0192533754
9780191844836
0191844837