Top incomes : a global perspective / / edited by A.B. Atkinson and T. Piketty

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822578303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2010
• ISBN: 9786612565113; 1-282-56511-7; 0-19-155823-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xxi, 776 p. : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): AtkinsonA. B <1944-> (Anthony Barnes); PikettyThomas <1971->
• Disciplina: 339.22
• Soggetti: Income distribution; Income distribution - History; Wealth
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Contributors -- 1. Top Indian Incomes, 1922-2000 -- 2. Income Inequality and Progressive Income Taxation in China and India, 1986-2015 -- 3. The Evolution of Income Concentration in Japan, 1886-2005: Evidence from Income Tax Statistics -- 4. Top Incomes in Indonesia, 1920-2004 -- 5. Top Incomes in a Rapidly Growing Economy: Singapore -- 6. The Rich in Argentina over the Twentieth Century, 1932-2004 -- 7. Top Incomes in Sweden over the Twentieth Century -- 8. Trends in Top Income Shares in Finland -- 9. Top Incomes in Norway -- 10. Income and Wealth Concentration in Spain in a Historical and Fiscal Perspective -- 11. Top Incomes and Earnings in Portugal, 1936-2005 -- 12. Top Incomes in Italy, 1974-2004 -- 13. Top Incomes in the Long Run of History -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume brings together an exciting range of new studies of top incomes in a wide range of countries from around the world. The studies use data from income tax records to cast light on the dramatic changes that have taken place at the top of the income distribution. The results cover 22 countries and have a long time span, going back ; to 1875.