Changing inequalities in rich countries : analytical and comparative perspectives / edited by Wiemer Salverda, Brian Nolan, Daniele Checchi, Ive Marx, Abigail McKnight, István György Tóth and Herman van de Werfhorst.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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This text uses a combination of comparative analysis and in-depth examination of the experience of 30 countries over the past 30 years, to see whether inequality in incomes, wealth, and education has been widening. It shows how these inequalities are related to social and political outcomes such as poverty, family structures, health, and crime.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction / Herman van de Werfhorst -- 2. Increasing Economic Inequalities? / Virginia Maestri -- 3. Earnings, Employment, and Income Inequality / Christina Haas -- 4. Wealth Inequality and the Accumulation of Debt / Wiemer Salverda -- 5. Increasing Educational Inequalities? / Francesco Scervini -- 6. The Social Impact of Income Inequality: Poverty, Deprivation, and Social Cohesion / Christopher T. Whelan -- 7. Social Impacts: Health, Housing, Intergenerational Mobility / Frank Cowell -- 8. Rising Inequalities: Will Electorates Go for Higher Redistribution? / Marton Medgyesi -- 9. Inequality, Legitimacy, and the Political System / Herman van de Werfhorst -- 10. The Policy Response to Inequality: Redistributing Income / Tim Van Rie -- 11. The Policy Response: Boosting Employment and Social Investment / Gerlinde Verbist -- 12. The Policy Response to Educational Inequalities / Elena Meschi -- 13. Conclusions: Inequality, Impacts, and Policies / Herman van de Werfhorst.

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