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Dimensions of inequality in Canada /

Is Canada becoming a more polarized society? Or is it a kind-hearted nation that takes care of its disadvantaged? This volume closely examines these differing views through a careful analysis of the causes, trends, and dimensions of inequality to provide an overall assessment of the state of inequal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kesselman, Jonathan R., 1946-, Green, David A. (David Alan)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver [B.C.] : UBC Press, ©2006.
Colección:Equality, security, community.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • 1 Dimensions of Inequality in a Just Society
  • 2 Normative Dimensions of Inequality
  • 3 Rising Income Inequality in the 1990s: An Exploration of Three Data Sources
  • 4 How Has Earnings Mobility in Canada Changed?
  • 5 Consumption Inequality in Canada
  • 6 How Much Does Employment Matter for Inequality in Canada and Elsewhere?
  • 7 Inequalities in Political and Community Participation
  • 8 Fitting Kids In: Children and Inequality in Canada
  • 9 Ethnic Inequality in Canada: Economic and Health Dimensions
  • 10 Recent Trends in Wage Inequality and the Wage Structure in Canada
  • 11 Gender Dimensions of Changes in Earnings Inequality in Canada
  • 12 Taxation Impacts on Inequality in Canada: Methodologies and Findings
  • 13 Dis-embedding Liberalism? The New Social Policy Paradigm in Canada
  • Contributors
  • Index.