The 2nd edition of this introductory text covers several significant events, such as: the election of Barack Obama followed by Donald Trump; the passage of the Affordable Care Act and its likely repeal; and the publication of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century. With an emphasis on data, theory and policy, this book tackles these issues.
The 2nd edition of this introductory text covers several significant events, such as: the election of Barack Obama followed by Donald Trump; the passage of the Affordable Care Act and its likely repeal; and the publication of Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century. With an emphasis on data, theory and policy, this book tackles these issues.
Robert S. Rycroft is Professor of Economics at the University of Mary Washington, USA, and is currently completing his fortieth year on the faculty. He teaches courses in Poverty, Affluence, and Equality, Labor Economics, Public Finance, and Microeconomics.
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Table of Contents Preface to First Edition Preface to Second Edition Part I Inequality Chapter One The Pie and How We Slice It Chapter Two Labor's Slice of the Pie Chapter Three The Foundations of Labor's Slice Chapter Four The Slices of Capital, Land, and Entrepreneurship Chapter Five Labor Markets That Do Not Clear Chapter Six Slicing the Pie in a Nondiscriminatory Pure Market Economy Chapter Seven Equalizing the Slices Chapter Eight How Big A Slice Do We Deserve? Part II Discrimination Chapter Nine Does the Slice We Receive Depend on Our Race, Gender, Ethnicity, etc.? Chapter Ten Detecting and Measuring Discrimination Chapter Eleven Reducing the Impact of Discrimination on How the Pie is Sliced Part III Poverty Chapter Twelve A Slice Too Small Chapter Thirteen Making Small Slices Larger Part IV Mobility Chapter Fourteen How the Size of a Slice Changes Over a Career Chapter Fifteen How the Size of a Slice Changes from Generation to Generation Chapter Sixteen The Accumulation, Distribution, and Transfer of Wealth Chapter Seventeen Equalizing and Enlarging the Slices Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface to First Edition Preface to Second Edition Part I Inequality Chapter One The Pie and How We Slice It Chapter Two Labor's Slice of the Pie Chapter Three The Foundations of Labor's Slice Chapter Four The Slices of Capital, Land, and Entrepreneurship Chapter Five Labor Markets That Do Not Clear Chapter Six Slicing the Pie in a Nondiscriminatory Pure Market Economy Chapter Seven Equalizing the Slices Chapter Eight How Big A Slice Do We Deserve? Part II Discrimination Chapter Nine Does the Slice We Receive Depend on Our Race, Gender, Ethnicity, etc.? Chapter Ten Detecting and Measuring Discrimination Chapter Eleven Reducing the Impact of Discrimination on How the Pie is Sliced Part III Poverty Chapter Twelve A Slice Too Small Chapter Thirteen Making Small Slices Larger Part IV Mobility Chapter Fourteen How the Size of a Slice Changes Over a Career Chapter Fifteen How the Size of a Slice Changes from Generation to Generation Chapter Sixteen The Accumulation, Distribution, and Transfer of Wealth Chapter Seventeen Equalizing and Enlarging the Slices Bibliography Index
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