TY  - GEN
T1  - Changing inequalities and societal impacts in rich countries : thirty countries' experiences
A2  - Nolan, Brian, 1953-
LA  - English
PP  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Oxford University Press
YR  - 2014
ED  - First edition.
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn871163847
AB  - "There has been a remarkable upsurge of debate about increasing inequalities and their societal implications, reinforced by the economic crisis but bubbling to the surface before it. This has been seen in popular discourse, media coverage, political debate, and research in the social sciences. The central questions addressed by this book, and the major research project GINI on which it is based, are: - Have inequalities in income, wealth and education increased over the past 30 years or so across the rich countries, and if so why? - What are the social, cultural and political impacts of increasing inequalities in income, wealth and education? - What are the implications for policy and for the future development of welfare states? In seeking to answer these questions, this book adopts an interdisciplinary approach that draws on economics, sociology, and political science, and applies a common analytical framework to the experience of 30 advanced countries, namely all the EU member states except Cyprus and Malta, together with the USA, Japan, Canada, Australia and South Korea. It presents a description and analysis of the experience of each of these countries over the past three decades, together with an introduction, an overview of inequality trends, and a concluding chapter highlighting key findings and implications. These case-studies bring out the variety of country experiences and the importance of framing inequality trends in the institutional and policy context of each country if one is to adequately capture and understand the evolution of inequality and its impacts. Readership: Academics and graduate students in economics, sociology, politics, social policy, and public health. Policy-makers engaged with societal debates about inequality and its impacts."
OP  - 743
CN  - HC79.I5 C43 2014eb
SN  - 9780191511103
SN  - 0191511102
SN  - 9780191767142
SN  - 019176714X
SN  - 9780199687428
SN  - 0199687420
KW  - Income distribution.
KW  - Income : Social aspects.
KW  - Equality.
KW  - Wealth.
KW  - Revenu : Répartition.
KW  - Revenu : Aspect social.
KW  - Richesse.
KW  - wealth.
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS : Economics : Macroeconomics.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Economic Conditions.
KW  - Equality
KW  - Income distribution
KW  - Income : Social aspects
KW  - Wealth
KW  - Soziale Ungleichheit
KW  - Ungleichheit
KW  - Industriestaaten
KW  - Sociale ongelijkheid.
KW  - Inkomensverdeling.
KW  - Sociale ontwikkeling.
KW  - Westerse wereld.
KW  - Inkomstfördelning.
KW  - Soziale Ungleichheit.
KW  - Sozialer Wandel.
KW  - Soziale Folgen.
KW  - Soziale Sicherheit.
KW  - EU-Staaten.
KW  - Australien.
KW  - Kanada.
KW  - Japan.
KW  - Südkorea.
KW  - USA.
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Case studies.
KW  - Études de cas.
ER  -