02409nam 2200409 450 991015492360332120230126214820.01-78347-644-3(CKB)3710000000954404(MiAaPQ)EBC4749856(EXLCZ)99371000000095440420161212h20162016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierDistribution of wealth growing inequality? /Michael Schneider, Mike Pottenger, J. E. KingCheltenham, [England] ;Northampton, Massachusetts :Edward Elgar Publishing,2016.©20161 online resource (xiii, 214 pages) illustrationsIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Measuring Inequality in the Distribution of Wealth 3. Empirical Studies of the Distribution of Wealth 4. Determinants of the Distribution of Wealth 5. Determinants of Changes in the Distribution of Wealth 6. Ranking Alternative Distributions of Wealth 7. How to Change the Distribution of Wealth 8. Equality versus Affluence? 9. Conclusion Bibliography IndexThis book is about the distribution of wealth among people, described by statisticians as the size distribution of wealth, and the way that this distribution has changed over time. It provides answers to a host of important questions including, why is the distribution of wealth important and how can it be measured? How unequal is this distribution in practice, and has the degree of inequality changed over time? What factors determine the level of inequality? What criteria can be used to rank alternative distributions of wealth and what instruments are available to a government that wishes to change the distribution? How is the distribution of wealth related to the aggregate amount of wealth? The answers have many dimensions, notably economic, statistical, ethical, political, sociological and legal.WealthSocial aspectsWealthSocial aspects.339.22Schneider Michael124432Pottenger MikeKing J. E.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154923603321Distribution of wealth758476UNINA