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Thinking about inequality : personal judgment and income distributions /

"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 econo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Amiel, Yoram
Otros Autores: Cowell, Frank A. (Frank Alan)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.