LEADER 02839nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910452418103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-99574-2 010 $a9786613767356 010 $a0-8157-2422-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104626 035 $a(EBL)967463 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000701437 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12226150 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000701437 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10675260 035 $a(PQKB)10897460 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC967463 035 $a(OCoLC)801411240 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35078 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL967463 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10576419 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL376735 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104626 100 $a20120525d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aInequality in America$b[electronic resource] $efacts, trends, and international perspective /$fUri Dadush ... [et al.] 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (105 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-2421-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: 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. 330 $aA 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... 606 $aIncome distribution$zUnited States 606 $aPoor$zUnited States 606 $aWealth$zUnited States 606 $aEquality$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIncome distribution 615 0$aPoor 615 0$aWealth 615 0$aEquality 676 $a339.2/20973 701 $aDadush$b Uri B$0865080 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452418103321 996 $aInequality in America$91930793 997 $aUNINA