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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299644103321

Autore

Di Matteo Livio

Titolo

The Evolution and Determinants of Wealth Inequality in the North Atlantic Anglo-Sphere, 1668-2013 : Push and Pull / / by Livio Di Matteo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018

ISBN

9783319897738

331989773X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 148 p. 18 illus.)

Disciplina

330.9

Soggetti

Economic history

North America - Economic conditions

Social choice

Welfare economics

Economic policy

Economic History

North American Economics

Social Choice and Welfare

Economic Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. An Unequal World: Introduction to Wealth Inequality in the North Atlantic Anglosphere -- 2. Wealth Inequality and its Historical Context -- 3. Wealth Inequality: Facts, Figures and Approaches to Its Study -- 4. Understanding the Determinants of Wealth Inequality -- 5. Examining the Evidence: Wealth Inequality in the North Atlantic Anglosphere -- 6. Summary and Concluding Thoughts: The Persistence of Wealth Inequality.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on wealth inequality trends in the North Atlantic Anglo-sphere countries of Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States over the period from 1668 to 2013: a wider perspective than generally used when wealth inequality is discussed. This book demonstrates that it is important to put current dimensions of wealth



inequality into historical context by looking at performance over the long run rather than simply a few decades. Moreover, this contribution compiles a substantial amount of data on estimates of wealth inequality and provides a concise overview of trends as well as the drivers of inequality over the long term. It serves as a short supplementary text for economics and sociology courses on economic inequality, economic history and social change-while remaining of interest to scholars and policymakers invested in equality debates of the past and present. .