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The New Gilded Age : the Critical Inequality Debates of Our Time.

Income inequality is an increasingly pressing issue in the United States and around the world. This book explores five critical issues to introduce some of the key moral and empirical questions about income, gender, and racial inequality: & bull; Do we have a moral obligation to eliminate povert...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grusky, David
Otros Autores: Kricheli-Katz, Tamar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.
Colección:Studies in social inequality.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Poverty and Inequality in a New World; Part I: Do We Have an Obligation to Eliminate Poverty?; Rich and Poor in the World Community; Global Needs and Special Relationships; Part II: How Much Inequality Do We Need?; (Some) Inequality Is Good for You; Inequality and Economic Growth in Comparative Perspective; Part III: Is There a Political Solution to Rising Inequality?; Rising Inequality and American Politics; Unequal Democracy in America: The Long View; Part IV: Why Is There a Gender Gap in Pay?; A Human Capital Account of the Gender Pay Gap.
  • The Sources of the Gender Pay GapPart V: The Future of Race and Ethnicity; A Dream Deferred: Toward the U.S. Racial Future; Racial and Ethnic Diversity and Public Policy; Notes; Index.