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010			_a 2008009350
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781598840568
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020			_a9781598840568 (hbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a1598840568 (hbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a9781598840575 (ebook)
020			_a1598840576 (ebook)
029	1		_aAU@ _b000042816520
035			_a(OCoLC)173807621
043			_an-us---
050	0	0	_aREF HC 110.I5 _bG55 2008
049			_aVF$R
100	1		_aGilbert, Geoffrey, _d1948-
245	1	0	_aRich and poor in America : _ba reference handbook / _cGeoffrey Gilbert.
260			_aSanta Barbara, Calif. : _bABC-CLIO, _cc2008.
300			_axv, 275 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
440		0	_aContemporary world issues
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_tPreface -- _g1. _tBackground and history -- _gA _twidening gap -- _tMeasuring income inequality -- _tWealth inequality -- _tLong-term trends -- _tRowboats, yachts, and rising tides -- _tRace, ethnicity, and economic inequality -- _tIncome inequality and health -- _tIncome inequality and education -- _gA _tshrinking middle class ? -- _tFrom rich to poor and poor to rich : mobility -- _tRich and poor : the political dimension -- _g2. _tProblems, controversies, and solutions -- _gThe _twage structure and human capital -- _tLabor skills, labor demand, and technological change -- _tInternational competition -- _tImmigration -- _tUnions and the wage distribution -- _gThe _tMinimum Wage and inequality -- _tWinner take all? -- _tfamily structure and income distribution -- _tPolitical perspectives on income inequality -- _tEducation as an income equalizer -- _gThe _teffectiveness of early interventions -- _tU.S. schools and inequality -- _tWays to improve low-SES student performance -- _tCollege : ticket to the middle class -- _tWorking on the labor market -- _gThe _tliving wage as a boost to low wages -- _tStronger unions as a means to lift low wages -- _tEarned Income Tax Credit -- _tLimits on CEO pay -- _tImmigrant labor supplies -- _tTaxes and transfer payments -- _tWealth and estate taxes -- _tAsset-building policies -- _tSummary --
505	0	0	_g3. _tWorldwide perspective-- _gA _tworld of contrasts -- _tNational rates of income inequality -- _tIncome inequality in Latin America and Africa -- _tPoverty in the rich countries -- _tNational trends in income inequality -- _tIncome by country : divergence or convergence? -- _gA _tnew concept of global inequality -- _tLess inequality, less poverty? -- _tEconomic mobility : the United States in global perspective -- _tTop U.S. incomes in worldwide perspective -- _tCEO pay and income inequality -- _tWealth taxes : a (so far) non-American response to wealth inequality -- _gA _tcaution on wealth taxes -- _g4. _tChronology -- _g5. _tBiographical sketches -- _tHoratio Alger Jr. -- _tAnne L. Alstott -- _tWarren E. Buffett -- _tJohn Bates Clark -- _tChuck Collins -- _tMarian Wright Edelman -- _tJohn Edwards -- _tBarbara Ehrenreich -- _tVictor R. Fuchs -- _tWilliam H. Gates III -- _tCorrado Gini -- _tHetty Green -- _tDelores Huerta -- _tJonathan Kozol -- _tSimon Kuznets -- _tBhashkar Mazumder -- _tSara S. McLanahan -- _tMollie Orshansky -- _tJohn D. Rockefeller -- _tPaul G. Schervish -- _tThomas M. Shapiro -- _tMichael Sherraden -- _tRonald J. Sider -- _tTimothy M. Smeeding -- _tSamuel Walton -- _tRichard Wilkinson -- _tEdward N. Wolff --
505	0	0	_g6. _tData and documents -- _tInequality and the American public : the Maxwell School Survey -- _tPerceptions of inequality trends -- _tConcerns about inequality -- _tCalifornia Kids Investment and Development Savings (KIDS) accounts -- _tBen Bernanke on U.S. income inequality -- _tpay without performance : the great CEO guarantee -- _tAre CEOs overpaid? -- _gThe _tEstate Tax 'recycles' opportunity -- _tBeing profitable is giving back -- _tAndrew Carnegie on what to do with a fortune -- _tGiving back, big time : the Carnegie-Buffett connection -- _tBeing poor -- _g7. _tDirectory of organizations -- _g8. _tSelected print and nonprint resources -- _tPrint resources -- _tArticles -- _tBooks -- _tNonprint resources -- _tWeb sites -- _tVideo -- _tContact information for video distributors and vendors -- _tGlossary -- _tIndex -- _tAbout the author.
650		0	_aIncome distribution _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEquality _zUnited States.
650		0	_aWealth _zUnited States.
650		0	_aPoverty _zUnited States.
651		0	_aUnited States _xEconomic policy.
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008009350-d.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0805/2008009350.html
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