03639nam 2200781Ia 450 991046245550332120200520144314.00-8047-8199-010.1515/9780804781992(CKB)2670000000186747(EBL)871528(OCoLC)782878365(SSID)ssj0000663689(PQKBManifestationID)12262608(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000663689(PQKBWorkID)10604065(PQKB)10841101(SSID)ssj0000741548(PQKBManifestationID)11473259(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000741548(PQKBWorkID)10721479(PQKB)11334809(MiAaPQ)EBC871528(DE-B1597)563618(DE-B1597)9780804781992(Au-PeEL)EBL871528(CaPaEBR)ebr10539572(OCoLC)1198930384(EXLCZ)99267000000018674720110927d2012 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe new gilded age[electronic resource] the critical inequality debates of our time /edited by David B. Grusky and Tamar Kricheli-KatzStanford, California Stanford University Press20121 online resource (312 p.)Studies in social inequalityDescription based upon print version of record.0-8047-5935-9 0-8047-5936-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 GapThe 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; IndexIncome 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 eliminate poverty?Is inequality a necessary evil that's the best way available to motivate economic action and increase total output?Can we retain a meaningful democracy even when extreme inequality allows the rich to purchase political privilege?Is the recent stalling out of long-term declines in gender inequalityStudies in social inequality.EqualityUnited StatesPovertyUnited StatesDiscriminationUnited StatesEqualityPovertyElectronic books.EqualityPovertyDiscriminationEquality.Poverty.3050973Grusky David B867250Kricheli-Katz Tamar1054656MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462455503321The new gilded age2487472UNINA