Top incomes [[electronic resource] ] : a global perspective / / edited by A.B. Atkinson and T. Piketty

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (799 p.)
• Disciplina: 339.22
• Soggetto topico: Income distribution; Income distribution - History; Wealth
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: AtkinsonA. B <1944-> (Anthony Barnes) PikettyThomas <1971->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Contributors; 1. Top Indian Incomes, 1922-2000; 2. Income Inequality and Progressive Income Taxation in China and India, 1986-2015; 3. The Evolution of Income Concentration in Japan, 1886-2005: Evidence from Income Tax Statistics; 4. Top Incomes in Indonesia, 1920-2004; 5. Top Incomes in a Rapidly Growing Economy: Singapore; 6. The Rich in Argentina over the Twentieth Century, 1932-2004; 7. Top Incomes in Sweden over the Twentieth Century; 8. Trends in Top Income Shares in Finland; 9. Top Incomes in Norway ; 10. Income and Wealth Concentration in Spain in a Historical and Fiscal Perspective11. Top Incomes and Earnings in Portugal, 1936-2005; 12. Top Incomes in Italy, 1974-2004; 13. Top Incomes in the Long Run of History; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A rapidly growing area of economic research investigates the top of the income distribution using data from income tax records. This volume brings together studies of top incomes for twelve countries from around the world, including China, India, Japan, Argentina and Indonesia. Together with the first volume, published in 2007, the studies cover twenty two countries. They have a long time span, the earliest data relating to 1875 (for Norway), allowing recent developments to beplaced in historical perspective. The volume describes in detail the source data and the methods employed. It will be a
• Titolo autorizzato: Top incomes
• ISBN: 1-282-56511-7; 9786612565113; 0-19-155823-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459507903321
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