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Income inequality in capitalist democracies : the interplay of values and institutions /

"Examines patterns of income inequality among 16 advanced democracies from the mid 1970s to the early 2000s and explains why some societies have a large and growing divide between the rich and the poor while others, facing similar global economic pressures, maintain more egalitarian income dist...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Birchfield, Vicki L., 1965-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Income distribution > Developed countries.
Capitalism > Developed countries.
Equality > Developed countries.
Democracy > Economic aspects.
Political culture > Developed countries.
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Summary:"Examines patterns of income inequality among 16 advanced democracies from the mid 1970s to the early 2000s and explains why some societies have a large and growing divide between the rich and the poor while others, facing similar global economic pressures, maintain more egalitarian income distributions"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:x, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-229) and index.
ISBN:0271034408 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780271034409 (cloth : alk. paper)