New gilded age the critical inequality debates of our time

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : poverty and inequality in a new world / David B. Grusky and Tamar Kricheli-Katz -- Rich and poor in the world community / Peter Singer -- Global needs and special relationships / Richard W. Miller -- (Some) inequality is good for you / Richard B. Freeman -- Inequality and economic growth in comparative perspective / Jonas Pontusson -- Rising inequality and American politics / John Ferejohn -- Unequal democracy in America: the long view / Jeff Manza -- A human capital account of the gender pay gap / Solomon Polachek -- The sources of the gender pay gap / Francine D. Blau -- A dream deferred : toward the U.S. racial future / Howard Winant -- Racial and ethnic diversity and public policy / Mary C. Waters.