Lisa Keister, Keister Lisa a.

Wealth in America

Trends in Wealth Inequality

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Utilizing existing data and new research methods, Keister examines househould wealth distribution from 1962 to 1995.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 674g
• ISBN-13: 9780521621687
• ISBN-10: 0521621682
• Artikelnr.: 22483696

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Introduction: 1. Wealth and inequality
2. Measuring trends in wealth inequality
Part II. Wealth Distribution: 3. Who owns what? the changing distribution of wealth
4. The rich and their wealth
5. The rest of the distribution: the middle class and poor
6. Are Americans getting richer?
Part III. Wealth Accumulation: 7. The impact of social and economic trends on inequality
8. Families and wealth inequality
9. Wealth mobility
10. Conclusions and implications
Appendix
References
Index.