| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 181 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. What is inequality? The economists' view -- 3. An investigative strategy -- 4. What is inequality? The students' view -- 5. Income and welfare -- 6. Income change -- 7. Poverty -- 8. A cross-cultural perspective -- 9. Thinking again about inequality -- App. A. Inequality analysis: a summary of concepts and results -- App. B. The questionnaires |
| Summary |
"What is inequality? In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in the subject that has yielded a substantial body of formal tools and results for income-distribution analysis. But does the standard axiomatic structure coincide with public perceptions of inequality? Or is the economist's concept of inequality a thing apart, perpetuated through serial brainwashing in the way the subject is studied and taught? Amiel and Cowell examine the evidence from a large international questionnaire experiment using student respondents. Along with basic 'cake-sharing' issues, related questions involving social welfare rankings, the relationship between inequality and overall income growth and the meaning of poverty comparisons are considered."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-177) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Income distribution.
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Equality.
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Poverty.
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Poverty
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poverty.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Macroeconomics.
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Equality
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Income distribution
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Poverty
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Einkommensverteilung
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Einkommensunterschied
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Armut
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Selbsteinschätzung
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Inkomensverdeling.
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Sociale ongelijkheid.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cowell, Frank A. (Frank Alan)
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| ISBN |
0511011326 |
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9780511011320 |
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0511116136 |
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9780511116131 |
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9780511492266 |
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051149226X |
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9786610151837 |
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6610151830 |
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1107112370 |
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9781107112377 |
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0511152310 |
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9780511152313 |
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0511052936 |
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9780511052934 |
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0511323344 |
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9780511323348 |
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1280151838 |
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9781280151835 |
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