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080306s2008 caua b 001 0 eng |
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2008009350 |
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(Sirsi) i9781598840568 |
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GBA881520 |
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bnb |
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014653201 |
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Uk |
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9781598840568 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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1598840568 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781598840575 (ebook) |
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1598840576 (ebook) |
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AU@ |
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000042816520 |
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(OCoLC)173807621 |
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n-us--- |
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| Classification number |
REF HC 110.I5 |
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G55 2008 |
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VF$R |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Gilbert, Geoffrey, |
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1948- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Rich and poor in America : |
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a reference handbook / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Geoffrey Gilbert. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Santa Barbara, Calif. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
ABC-CLIO, |
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c2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xv, 275 p. : |
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ill. ; |
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24 cm. |
| 440 #0 - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
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| Title |
Contemporary world issues |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Title |
Preface -- |
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1. |
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Background and history -- |
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A |
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widening gap -- |
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Measuring income inequality -- |
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Wealth inequality -- |
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Long-term trends -- |
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Rowboats, yachts, and rising tides -- |
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Race, ethnicity, and economic inequality -- |
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Income inequality and health -- |
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Income inequality and education -- |
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A |
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shrinking middle class ? -- |
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From rich to poor and poor to rich : mobility -- |
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Rich and poor : the political dimension -- |
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2. |
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Problems, controversies, and solutions -- |
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The |
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wage structure and human capital -- |
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Labor skills, labor demand, and technological change -- |
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International competition -- |
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Immigration -- |
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Unions and the wage distribution -- |
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The |
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Minimum Wage and inequality -- |
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Winner take all? -- |
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family structure and income distribution -- |
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Political perspectives on income inequality -- |
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Education as an income equalizer -- |
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The |
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effectiveness of early interventions -- |
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U.S. schools and inequality -- |
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Ways to improve low-SES student performance -- |
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College : ticket to the middle class -- |
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Working on the labor market -- |
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The |
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living wage as a boost to low wages -- |
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Stronger unions as a means to lift low wages -- |
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Earned Income Tax Credit -- |
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Limits on CEO pay -- |
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Immigrant labor supplies -- |
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Taxes and transfer payments -- |
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Wealth and estate taxes -- |
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Asset-building policies -- |
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Summary -- |
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3. |
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Worldwide perspective-- |
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A |
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world of contrasts -- |
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National rates of income inequality -- |
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Income inequality in Latin America and Africa -- |
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Poverty in the rich countries -- |
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National trends in income inequality -- |
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Income by country : divergence or convergence? -- |
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A |
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new concept of global inequality -- |
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Less inequality, less poverty? -- |
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Economic mobility : the United States in global perspective -- |
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Top U.S. incomes in worldwide perspective -- |
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CEO pay and income inequality -- |
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Wealth taxes : a (so far) non-American response to wealth inequality -- |
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caution on wealth taxes -- |
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4. |
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Chronology -- |
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5. |
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Biographical sketches -- |
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Horatio Alger Jr. -- |
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Anne L. Alstott -- |
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Warren E. Buffett -- |
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John Bates Clark -- |
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Chuck Collins -- |
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Marian Wright Edelman -- |
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John Edwards -- |
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Barbara Ehrenreich -- |
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Victor R. Fuchs -- |
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William H. Gates III -- |
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Corrado Gini -- |
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Hetty Green -- |
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Delores Huerta -- |
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Jonathan Kozol -- |
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Simon Kuznets -- |
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Bhashkar Mazumder -- |
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Sara S. McLanahan -- |
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Mollie Orshansky -- |
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John D. Rockefeller -- |
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Paul G. Schervish -- |
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Thomas M. Shapiro -- |
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Michael Sherraden -- |
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Ronald J. Sider -- |
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Timothy M. Smeeding -- |
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Samuel Walton -- |
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Richard Wilkinson -- |
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Edward N. Wolff -- |
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6. |
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Data and documents -- |
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Inequality and the American public : the Maxwell School Survey -- |
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Perceptions of inequality trends -- |
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Concerns about inequality -- |
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California Kids Investment and Development Savings (KIDS) accounts -- |
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Ben Bernanke on U.S. income inequality -- |
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pay without performance : the great CEO guarantee -- |
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Are CEOs overpaid? -- |
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The |
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Estate Tax 'recycles' opportunity -- |
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Being profitable is giving back -- |
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Andrew Carnegie on what to do with a fortune -- |
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Giving back, big time : the Carnegie-Buffett connection -- |
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Being poor -- |
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7. |
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Directory of organizations -- |
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8. |
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Selected print and nonprint resources -- |
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Print resources -- |
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Articles -- |
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Books -- |
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Nonprint resources -- |
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Web sites -- |
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Video -- |
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Contact information for video distributors and vendors -- |
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Glossary -- |
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Index -- |
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About the author. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Income distribution |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Equality |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
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Wealth |
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United States. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Poverty |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
United States |
| General subdivision |
Economic policy. |
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Publisher description |
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<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008009350-d.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008009350-d.html</a> |
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Table of contents only |
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<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0805/2008009350.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0805/2008009350.html</a> |