LEADER 03605nam 2200769Ia 450 001 9910790266703321 005 20230801223139.0 010 $a0-8047-8199-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804781992 035 $a(CKB)2670000000186747 035 $a(EBL)871528 035 $a(OCoLC)782878365 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000663689 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12262608 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000663689 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10604065 035 $a(PQKB)10841101 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000741548 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11473259 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000741548 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10721479 035 $a(PQKB)11334809 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC871528 035 $a(DE-B1597)563618 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804781992 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL871528 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10539572 035 $a(OCoLC)1198930384 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000186747 100 $a20110927d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe new gilded age$b[electronic resource] $ethe critical inequality debates of our time /$fedited by David B. Grusky and Tamar Kricheli-Katz 210 $aStanford, California $cStanford University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in social inequality 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-5935-9 311 $a0-8047-5936-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 Gap 327 $aThe 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; Index 330 $aIncome inequality is an increasingly pressing issue in the United States and around the world. This book explores five critical issues to introduce some of the key moral and empirical questions about income, gender, and racial inequality: Do we have a moral obligation to eliminate poverty?Is inequality a necessary evil that's the best way available to motivate economic action and increase total output?Can we retain a meaningful democracy even when extreme inequality allows the rich to purchase political privilege?Is the recent stalling out of long-term declines in gender inequality 410 0$aStudies in social inequality. 606 $aEquality$zUnited States 606 $aPoverty$zUnited States 606 $aDiscrimination$zUnited States 606 $aEquality 606 $aPoverty 615 0$aEquality 615 0$aPoverty 615 0$aDiscrimination 615 0$aEquality. 615 0$aPoverty. 676 $a3050973 701 $aGrusky$b David B$0867250 701 $aKricheli-Katz$b Tamar$01562674 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790266703321 996 $aThe new gilded age$93830481 997 $aUNINA