| Description |
xix, 958 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Handbooks in economics ; 16 |
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Handbooks in economics ; bk. 16
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| Contents |
Introduction: Income Distribution and Economics / A. B. Atkinson and F. Bourguignon -- Ch. 1. Social Justice and Distribution of Income / A. K. Sen -- Ch. 2. Measurement of Inequality / F. A. Cowell -- Ch. 3. The Centuries of Inequality in Britain and America / P. H. Lindert -- Ch. 4. Historical Perspectives on Income Distribution: The Case of Europe / C. Morrisson -- Ch. 5. Empirical Evidence on Income Inequality in Industrial Countries / P. Gottschalk and T. M. Smeeding -- Ch. 6. Income Poverty in Advanced Countries / M. Jantti and S. Danziger -- Ch. 7. Theories of the Distribution of Earnings / D. Neal and S. Rosen -- Ch. 8. Theories of Persistent Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility / T. Piketty -- Ch. 9. Macroeconomics of Distribution and Growth / G. Bertola -- Ch. 10. Wealth Inequality, Wealth Constraints and Economic Performance / P. Bardhan, S. Bowles and H. Gintis -- Ch. 11. The Distribution of Wealth / J. B. Davies and A. F. Shorrocks |
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Ch. 12. Redistribution / R. Boadway and M. Keen -- Ch. 13. Income Distribution and Development / R. Kanbur -- Ch. 14. Income Distribution, Economic Systems and Transition / J. Flemming and J. Micklewright |
| Notes |
"Third impression 2006." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Also available online |
| Subject |
Income distribution.
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Economics.
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| Author |
Atkinson, A. B. (Anthony Barnes), 1944-2017.
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Bourguignon, Fran©ʹois
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| LC no. |
00709379 |
| ISSN |
1574-0056 |
| ISBN |
0444816313 |
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