The American Economy : Income, Wealth and Want /

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Every economic system exists only to satisfy human wants, yet most systems fail to do so. Taking a keen look at the gap between goal and result, Stanley Lebergott appraises public policies relating to the U.S. distribution of income and wealth today.Part I shows that many programs have disappointed...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lebergott, Stanley (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Surrey, England : Princeton University Press, 1976.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wealth.
Poor.
Income distribution.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
Richesse > États-Unis.
Revenu > Repartition > États-Unis.
Poor > United States.
Wealth > United States.
Income distribution > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
  • INCOME
  • CAN AMERICAN CAPITALISM END POVERTY?
  • ON CONFISCATION
  • PER CAPITA INCOME AND THE ANGEL OF THE LORD
  • THE SUBMERGED TENTH: COLOR AND ETHNIC GROUP INCOMES, 1900-1970
  • A CENTURY OF GUARANTEED INCOME IN THE U.S.
  • THE MINIMUM BUDGET: FROM "DECENCY" TO "SCIENCE"
  • POVERTY AND STARVATION
  • GNP AND THE GARDEN OF EDEN: LONG-TERM TRENDS IN U.S. REAL INCOMES
  • DISCRIMINATION AND POVERTY
  • WHAT INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS MEAN
  • WEALTH
  • THE CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH: SOME ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ETHICS
  • THE NOUVEAU RICHE AND UPWARD MOBILITY
  • ARE THE RICH GETTING RICHER? TRENDS IN U.S. WEALTH CONCENTRATION
  • II NEW DATA ON U.S. INCOME AND WEALTH
  • THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH IN 1970
  • LONG-TERM TRENDS IN THE U.S. STANDARD OF LIVING
  • WHITE AND NON-WHITE INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS: 1900-1970
  • THE INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN 1900
  • SERVICE EXPENDITURES SINCE 1900: NEW ESTIMATES
  • INDEX
  • Backmatter

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