04164nam 22008175 450 991045667310332120210108080014.01-283-27843-X97866132784320-520-95019-410.1525/9780520950191(CKB)2550000000040461(EBL)718657(OCoLC)739104399(SSID)ssj0000521415(PQKBManifestationID)11325843(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521415(PQKBWorkID)10518339(PQKB)10457790(StDuBDS)EDZ0000056112(DE-B1597)519447(DE-B1597)9780520950191(MiAaPQ)EBC718657(EXLCZ)99255000000004046120200424h20112011 fg engur|n|---|||||txtccrChanging Inequality /Rebecca M. BlankBerkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2011]©20111 online resource (241 p.)Wildavsky Forum Series ;8Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26692-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Changes in Income and Earnings -- Part II. Can Inequality Be Reduced? -- Appendix 1. Details of the Chapter 2 Simulation and Appendix Figures -- Appendix 2. Income Components by Decile -- Appendix 3. Details of the Chapter 4 Simulations -- Appendix 4. Details of the Chapter 6 Simulations -- Notes -- References -- IndexRebecca M. Blank offers the first comprehensive analysis of an economic trend that has been reshaping the United States over the past three decades: rapidly rising income inequality. In clear language, she provides an overview of how and why the level and distribution of income and wealth has changed since 1979, sets this situation within its historical context, and investigates the forces that are driving it. Among other factors, Blank looks closely at changes within families, including women's increasing participation in the work force. The book includes some surprising findings-for example, that per-person income has risen sharply among almost all social groups, even as income has become more unequally distributed. Looking toward the future, Blank suggests that while rising inequality will likely be with us for many decades to come, it is not an inevitable outcome. Her book considers what can be done to address this trend, and also explores the question: why should we be concerned about this phenomenon?Wildavsky Forum SeriesEquality - Economic aspects - United StatesEquality -- Economic aspects -- United StatesIncome distribution - United StatesIncome distribution -- United StatesUnited States - Economic conditionsUnited States -- Economic conditionsIncome distributionEconomic aspectsUnited StatesEqualityUnited StatesBusiness & EconomicsHILCCEconomic HistoryHILCCUnited StatesEconomic conditionsElectronic books.Equality - Economic aspects - United States.Equality -- Economic aspects -- United States.Income distribution - United States.Income distribution -- United States.United States - Economic conditions.United States -- Economic conditions.Income distributionEconomic aspectsEqualityBusiness & EconomicsEconomic History339.20973Blank Rebecca M., authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut122758DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910456673103321Changing Inequality2457306UNINA