Wealth in America : trends in wealth inequality /
by Keister, Lisa A.
Material type:
BookPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000Description: x, 307 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0521621682 (hbk.); 9780521621687 (hbk.); 0521627516 (pbk.); 9780521627511 (pbk.).Subject(s): Income distribution -- United States | Equality -- United States | Wealth -- United States | Income -- United States | Revenu -- Repartition -- États-Unis | Inegalite sociale -- États-Unis | -- États-Unis | -- États-Unis | |
Contents:
1. Wealth and Inequality -- 2. Measuring Trends in Wealth Inequality -- 3. Who Owns What? The Changing Distribution of Wealth -- 4. The Rich and Their Wealth -- 5. The Rest of the Distribution: The Middle Class and Poor -- 6. Are Americans Getting Richer? -- 7. The Impact of Social and Economic Trends on Inequality -- 8. Families and Wealth Inequality -- 9. Wealth Mobility -- 10. Conclusions and Implications -- Appendix. Research Design and Measurement Issues -- References -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-301) and index.
1. Wealth and Inequality -- 2. Measuring Trends in Wealth Inequality -- 3. Who Owns What? The Changing Distribution of Wealth -- 4. The Rich and Their Wealth -- 5. The Rest of the Distribution: The Middle Class and Poor -- 6. Are Americans Getting Richer? -- 7. The Impact of Social and Economic Trends on Inequality -- 8. Families and Wealth Inequality -- 9. Wealth Mobility -- 10. Conclusions and Implications -- Appendix. Research Design and Measurement Issues -- References -- Index.
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