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Poverty and Inequality: The Political Economy of Redistribution

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  • Jon Neill
    (Western Michigan University)

Abstract

This book provides a very useful introduction to methodologies for measuring inequality, a comprehensive overview of changes in inequality which have occurred in the United States, and an informative discussion of a variety of policy-related issues.

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  • Jon Neill (ed.), 1997. "Poverty and Inequality: The Political Economy of Redistribution," Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, number piper, August.
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    Keywords

    inequality; wage gap; wage inequality; low-wage workers;
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    JEL classification:

    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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