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UNINA9910462455503321 |
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Titolo |
The new gilded age [[electronic resource] ] : the critical inequality debates of our time / / edited by David B. Grusky and Tamar Kricheli-Katz |
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Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (312 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in social inequality |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GruskyDavid B |
Kricheli-KatzTamar |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Equality - United States |
Poverty - United States |
Discrimination - United States |
Equality |
Poverty |
Electronic books. |
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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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Contents; Introduction: Poverty and Inequality in a New World; Part I: Do We Have an Obligation to Eliminate Poverty?; Rich and Poor in the World Community; Global Needs and Special Relationships; Part II: How Much Inequality Do We Need?; (Some) Inequality Is Good for You; Inequality and Economic Growth in Comparative Perspective; Part III: Is There a Political Solution to Rising Inequality?; Rising Inequality and American Politics; Unequal Democracy in America: The Long View; Part IV: Why Is There a Gender Gap in Pay?; A Human Capital Account of the Gender Pay Gap |
The Sources of the Gender Pay Gap Part V: The Future of Race and Ethnicity; A Dream Deferred: Toward the U.S. Racial Future; Racial and Ethnic Diversity and Public Policy; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Income inequality is an increasingly pressing issue in the United States and around the world. This book explores five critical issues to introduce some of the key moral and empirical questions about income, gender, and racial inequality: Do we have a moral obligation to |
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