Buch, Englisch, 275 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 606 g
Buch, Englisch, 275 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 606 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-35647-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
In this volume a distinguished team of international contributors consider some of the central long-term issues raised by the problem of income distribution. The Kuznets curve - i.e. the notion that income distribution became increasingly unequal during the period of industrialisation, and progressively less unequal during the drive to maturity - lies at the centre of much of the analysis, and its relevance is discussed in a wide-ranging series of articles covering the British, Belgian, German, Australian, Austrian and American experiences. This volume is the first for many years to take such a broad, comparative approach to income distribution, and makes an important and authoritative contribution to an area of perennial debate.
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List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction Hartmut Kaelble and Mark Thomas; 2. British inequality during the Industrial Revolution: accounting for the Kuznets curve Jeffrey G. Williamson; 3. Wage differentials in Sweden, 1725-1950 Johan Söderberg; 4. Industrial wage differentials in nineteenth-century Belgium Peter Scholliers; 5. Income inequality and industrialization in Germany, 1850-1913: the Kuznets hypothesis re-examined Rolf Dumke; 6. The evolution of inequality in Australia in the nineteenth century Mark Thomas; 7. Gainful occupations and the inequality of pay: Vienna, 1780-1980 Michael Wagner; 8. The distributional impact of the depression in the United States Ian W. McLean; 9. Toward a comparative history of income and wealth inequality Peter H. Lindert; References; Index.
