Search Results - "Economic inequality"

Inequality of opportunity theory and measurement /

“…Research on economic inequality ;…”
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Health and inequality /

“…Research on economic inequality ;…”
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Economic well-being and inequality : papers from the fifth ECINEQ meeting /

“…Research on economic inequality ;…”
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Inequality and opportunity papers from the second ECINEQ Society meeting /

“…Research on economic inequality ;…”
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Inequality, mobility, and segregation essays in honor of Jacques Silber /

“…Research on economic inequality ;…”
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Inequality, mobility, and segregation essays in honor of Jacques Silber /

“…Research on economic inequality ;…”
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Corinth in contrast : studies in inequality /

Table of Contents: “…/ Sarah Lepinski -- PART TWO : SOCIO-ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES IN CORINTH -- 6. Landlords and tenants : sharecroppers and subsistence farming in Corinthian historical context / Guy D. …”
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Corinth in contrast : studies in inequality /

Table of Contents: “…/ Sarah Lepinski -- PART TWO : SOCIO-ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES IN CORINTH -- 6. Landlords and tenants : sharecroppers and subsistence farming in Corinthian historical context / Guy D. …”
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Inequality and instability a study of the world economy just before the great crisis / by Galbraith, James K.

Table of Contents: “…The physics and ethics of inequality -- The need for new inequality measures -- Pay inequality and world development -- Estimating the inequality of household incomes -- Economic inequality and political regimes -- The geography of inequality in America, 1969 to 2007 -- State-level income inequality and American elections -- Inequality and unemployment in Europe : a question of levels -- European wages and the flexibility thesis -- Globalization and inequality in China -- Finance and power in Argentina and Brazil -- Inequality in Cuba after the Soviet collapse -- Economic inequality and the world crisis.…”
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Inequality and instability a study of the world economy just before the great crisis / by Galbraith, James K.

Table of Contents: “…The physics and ethics of inequality -- The need for new inequality measures -- Pay inequality and world development -- Estimating the inequality of household incomes -- Economic inequality and political regimes -- The geography of inequality in America, 1969 to 2007 -- State-level income inequality and American elections -- Inequality and unemployment in Europe : a question of levels -- European wages and the flexibility thesis -- Globalization and inequality in China -- Finance and power in Argentina and Brazil -- Inequality in Cuba after the Soviet collapse -- Economic inequality and the world crisis.…”
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The unsustainable American state

Table of Contents: “…Page, Lawrence R. Jacobs -- Economic inequality and political representation / Larry M. …”
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The unsustainable American state

Table of Contents: “…Page, Lawrence R. Jacobs -- Economic inequality and political representation / Larry M. …”
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Why the world economy needs a financial crash and other critical essays on finance and financial economics by Toporowski, Jan

Table of Contents: “…Galbraith) -- Fischer Black's "revolution" -- Economic inequality and asset inflation -- The wisdom of property and the culture of the middle classes -- Financial crisis -- Everything you need to know about the financial crisis but couldn't find out because the experts were explaining it -- The limitations of financial stabilisation by central banks -- International business and the crisis -- Developing countries in the crisis transmission mechanism.…”
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Why the world economy needs a financial crash and other critical essays on finance and financial economics by Toporowski, Jan

Table of Contents: “…Galbraith) -- Fischer Black's "revolution" -- Economic inequality and asset inflation -- The wisdom of property and the culture of the middle classes -- Financial crisis -- Everything you need to know about the financial crisis but couldn't find out because the experts were explaining it -- The limitations of financial stabilisation by central banks -- International business and the crisis -- Developing countries in the crisis transmission mechanism.…”
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The price we pay economic and social consequences of inadequate education /

Table of Contents: “…Levin -- Assessing the scope of the challenge -- Beyond educational attainment : a multifaceted approach to examining economic inequalities / Richard Rothstein and Tamara Wilder -- Diversity and the demographic dividend : achieving educational equity in an aging white society / Marta Tienda and Sigal Alon -- Implications of educational inequality in a global economy / Thomas Bailey -- Quantifying the costs of inadequate education -- Consequences for the labor market / Cecilia Elena Rouse -- Consequences in health status and costs / Peter Muennig -- Crime and the costs of criminal justice / Enrico Moretti -- Welfare and the costs of public assistance -- Jane Waldfogel, Irwin Garfinkel, and Brendan Kelly -- Directions for reform -- Educational interventions to raise high school graduation rates / Henry M. …”
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The price we pay economic and social consequences of inadequate education /

Table of Contents: “…Levin -- Assessing the scope of the challenge -- Beyond educational attainment : a multifaceted approach to examining economic inequalities / Richard Rothstein and Tamara Wilder -- Diversity and the demographic dividend : achieving educational equity in an aging white society / Marta Tienda and Sigal Alon -- Implications of educational inequality in a global economy / Thomas Bailey -- Quantifying the costs of inadequate education -- Consequences for the labor market / Cecilia Elena Rouse -- Consequences in health status and costs / Peter Muennig -- Crime and the costs of criminal justice / Enrico Moretti -- Welfare and the costs of public assistance -- Jane Waldfogel, Irwin Garfinkel, and Brendan Kelly -- Directions for reform -- Educational interventions to raise high school graduation rates / Henry M. …”
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Income inequality economic disparities and the middle class in affluent countries /

Table of Contents: “…Paradowski -- Income distribution, inequality perception and redistributive preferences in European countries / István György Tóth and Tamás Keller -- Women's employment and household income inequality / Susan Harkness -- Women's employment, unpaid work, and economic inequality / Nancy Folbre, Janet C. Gornick, Helen Connolly and Teresa Munzi -- Women's work, family earnings, and public policy / Margarita Estévez-Abe and Tanja Hethey -- The distribution of assets and debt / Eva Sierminska, Timothy M. …”
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Income inequality economic disparities and the middle class in affluent countries /

Table of Contents: “…Paradowski -- Income distribution, inequality perception and redistributive preferences in European countries / István György Tóth and Tamás Keller -- Women's employment and household income inequality / Susan Harkness -- Women's employment, unpaid work, and economic inequality / Nancy Folbre, Janet C. Gornick, Helen Connolly and Teresa Munzi -- Women's work, family earnings, and public policy / Margarita Estévez-Abe and Tanja Hethey -- The distribution of assets and debt / Eva Sierminska, Timothy M. …”
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Recent social trends in Bulgaria, 1960-1995

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: 0.1 Demographic Trends 33 -- 0.2 Macro-economic Trends 42 -- 0.3 Macro-technological Trends 54 -- 1 Age Groups -- 1.1 Youth 62 -- 1.2 Elders 68 -- 2 Microsocial -- 2.1 Self-identification 72 -- 2.2 Kinship Networks 77 -- 2.3 Community and Neighbourhood Types 83 -- 2.4 Local Autonomy 91 -- 2.5 Voluntary Associations 99 -- 2.6 Sociability Networks 104 -- 3 Women -- 3.1 Female Roles 107 -- 3.2 Childbearing 112 -- 3.3 Matrimonial Models 116 -- 3.4 Women's Employment 122 -- 3.5 Reproductive Technologies 136 -- 4 Labour Market -- 4.1 Unemployment 138 -- 4.2 Skills and Occupational Levels 142 -- 4.3 Types of Employment 147 -- 4.4 Sectors of the Labour Force 153 -- 4.5 Computerization of Work 158 -- 5 Labour and Management -- 5.1 Work Organization 162 -- 5.2 Personnel Administration 166 -- 5.3 Sizes and Types of Enterprises 173 -- 6 Social Stratification -- 6.1 Occupational Status 180 -- 6.2 Social Mobility 192 -- 6.3 Economic Inequality 198 -- 6.4 Social Inequality 206 -- 7 Social Relations -- 7.1 Conflict 218 -- 7.2 Negotiation 224 -- 7.3 Norms of Conduct 230 -- 7.4 Authority 235 -- 7.5 Public Opinion 243 -- 8 State and Service Institutions -- 8.1 Educational System 247 -- 8.2 Health System 254 -- 8.3 Welfare System 259 -- 8.4 The State 265 -- 9 Mobilizing Institutions -- 9.1 Labour Unions 269 -- 9.2 Religious Institutions 276 -- 9.3 The Military 281 -- 9.4 Political Parties 289 -- 9.5 Mass Media 294 -- 10 Institutionalization of Social Forces -- 10.1 Dispute Settlement 302 -- 10.2 Institutionalization of Labour Unions 307 -- 10.3 Social Movements 311 -- 10.4 Interest Groups 317 -- 11 Ideologies and Beliefs -- 11.1 Political Differentiation 325 -- 11.2 Confidence in Institutions 331 -- 11.3 Economic Orientations 336 -- 11.4 Radicalism 341 -- 11.5 Religious Beliefs 347 -- 12 Household Resources -- 12.1 Personal and Family Income 353 -- 12.2 Informal Economy 359 -- 12.3 Personal and Family Wealth 362 -- 13 Life-Style -- 13.1 Market Goods and Services 367 -- 13.2 Mass Information 375 -- 13.3 Personal Health and Beauty Practices 382 -- 13.4 Time Use 386 -- 13.5 Daily Mobility 389 -- 13.6 Household Production 392 -- 13.7 Forms of Erotic Expression 395 -- 13.8 Mood-altering Substances 401 -- 14 Leisure -- 14.1 Amount and Use of Free Time 409 -- 14.2 Vacation Patterns 413 -- 14.3 Athletics and Sports 415 -- 14.4 Cultural Activities and Practices 418 -- 15 Educational Attainment -- 15.1 General Education 426 -- 15.2 Vocational and Professional Education 431 -- 15.3 Continuing Education 439 -- 16 Integration and Marginalization -- 16.1 Ethnic Minorities 440 -- 16.2 Crime and Punishment 448 -- 16.3 Emotional Disorders and Self-destructive Behaviour 459 -- 16.4 Poverty 465 -- 17 Attitudes and Values -- 17.1 Satisfaction 470 -- 17.2 Perceptions of Social Problems 476 -- 17.3 Orientations to the Future 479 -- 17.4 Values 483 -- 17.5 National Identity 489.…”
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Recent social trends in Bulgaria, 1960-1995

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: 0.1 Demographic Trends 33 -- 0.2 Macro-economic Trends 42 -- 0.3 Macro-technological Trends 54 -- 1 Age Groups -- 1.1 Youth 62 -- 1.2 Elders 68 -- 2 Microsocial -- 2.1 Self-identification 72 -- 2.2 Kinship Networks 77 -- 2.3 Community and Neighbourhood Types 83 -- 2.4 Local Autonomy 91 -- 2.5 Voluntary Associations 99 -- 2.6 Sociability Networks 104 -- 3 Women -- 3.1 Female Roles 107 -- 3.2 Childbearing 112 -- 3.3 Matrimonial Models 116 -- 3.4 Women's Employment 122 -- 3.5 Reproductive Technologies 136 -- 4 Labour Market -- 4.1 Unemployment 138 -- 4.2 Skills and Occupational Levels 142 -- 4.3 Types of Employment 147 -- 4.4 Sectors of the Labour Force 153 -- 4.5 Computerization of Work 158 -- 5 Labour and Management -- 5.1 Work Organization 162 -- 5.2 Personnel Administration 166 -- 5.3 Sizes and Types of Enterprises 173 -- 6 Social Stratification -- 6.1 Occupational Status 180 -- 6.2 Social Mobility 192 -- 6.3 Economic Inequality 198 -- 6.4 Social Inequality 206 -- 7 Social Relations -- 7.1 Conflict 218 -- 7.2 Negotiation 224 -- 7.3 Norms of Conduct 230 -- 7.4 Authority 235 -- 7.5 Public Opinion 243 -- 8 State and Service Institutions -- 8.1 Educational System 247 -- 8.2 Health System 254 -- 8.3 Welfare System 259 -- 8.4 The State 265 -- 9 Mobilizing Institutions -- 9.1 Labour Unions 269 -- 9.2 Religious Institutions 276 -- 9.3 The Military 281 -- 9.4 Political Parties 289 -- 9.5 Mass Media 294 -- 10 Institutionalization of Social Forces -- 10.1 Dispute Settlement 302 -- 10.2 Institutionalization of Labour Unions 307 -- 10.3 Social Movements 311 -- 10.4 Interest Groups 317 -- 11 Ideologies and Beliefs -- 11.1 Political Differentiation 325 -- 11.2 Confidence in Institutions 331 -- 11.3 Economic Orientations 336 -- 11.4 Radicalism 341 -- 11.5 Religious Beliefs 347 -- 12 Household Resources -- 12.1 Personal and Family Income 353 -- 12.2 Informal Economy 359 -- 12.3 Personal and Family Wealth 362 -- 13 Life-Style -- 13.1 Market Goods and Services 367 -- 13.2 Mass Information 375 -- 13.3 Personal Health and Beauty Practices 382 -- 13.4 Time Use 386 -- 13.5 Daily Mobility 389 -- 13.6 Household Production 392 -- 13.7 Forms of Erotic Expression 395 -- 13.8 Mood-altering Substances 401 -- 14 Leisure -- 14.1 Amount and Use of Free Time 409 -- 14.2 Vacation Patterns 413 -- 14.3 Athletics and Sports 415 -- 14.4 Cultural Activities and Practices 418 -- 15 Educational Attainment -- 15.1 General Education 426 -- 15.2 Vocational and Professional Education 431 -- 15.3 Continuing Education 439 -- 16 Integration and Marginalization -- 16.1 Ethnic Minorities 440 -- 16.2 Crime and Punishment 448 -- 16.3 Emotional Disorders and Self-destructive Behaviour 459 -- 16.4 Poverty 465 -- 17 Attitudes and Values -- 17.1 Satisfaction 470 -- 17.2 Perceptions of Social Problems 476 -- 17.3 Orientations to the Future 479 -- 17.4 Values 483 -- 17.5 National Identity 489.…”
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