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UNINA9910452418103321 |
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Titolo |
Inequality in America [[electronic resource] ] : facts, trends, and international perspective / / Uri Dadush ... [et al.] |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-99574-2 |
9786613767356 |
0-8157-2422-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (105 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Income distribution - United States |
Poor - United States |
Wealth - United States |
Equality - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Economic conditions |
United States Social conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: the challenge of inequality -- The increase in inequality in the United States -- Three other worrying trends associated with rising inequality -- The causes of rising inequality -- Policy, politics, and inequality -- What can be done? -- Conclusion: narrowing the gap. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A bedrock American principle is the idea that all individuals should have the opportunity to succeed on the basis of their own effort, skill, and ingenuity.-Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Income inequality has been on the rise since the late 1970's, but the economic and financial crisis of 2008 instigated an unemployment epidemic that dramatically compounded this problem in the United States and catapulted the issue to the center of debate. There is wide agreement across the political spectrum that high inequality is contributing to undesirable circumstances such as stagnant household income... |
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