02839nam 2200661 a 450 991045241810332120200520144314.01-280-99574-297866137673560-8157-2422-5(CKB)2550000000104626(EBL)967463(SSID)ssj0000701437(PQKBManifestationID)12226150(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000701437(PQKBWorkID)10675260(PQKB)10897460(MiAaPQ)EBC967463(OCoLC)801411240(MdBmJHUP)muse35078(Au-PeEL)EBL967463(CaPaEBR)ebr10576419(CaONFJC)MIL376735(EXLCZ)99255000000010462620120525d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrInequality in America[electronic resource] facts, trends, and international perspective /Uri Dadush ... [et al.]Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20121 online resource (105 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-2421-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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...Income distributionUnited StatesPoorUnited StatesWealthUnited StatesEqualityUnited StatesUnited StatesEconomic conditionsUnited StatesSocial conditionsElectronic books.Income distributionPoorWealthEquality339.2/20973Dadush Uri B865080MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452418103321Inequality in America1930793UNINA