Thinking about inequality : personal judgment and income distributions /
"What is inequality? In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in the subject that has yielded a substantial body of formal tools and results for income-distribution analysis. But does the standard axiomatic structure coincide with public perceptions of inequality? Or is the econo...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | "What is inequality? In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in the subject that has yielded a substantial body of formal tools and results for income-distribution analysis. But does the standard axiomatic structure coincide with public perceptions of inequality? Or is the economist's concept of inequality a thing apart, perpetuated through serial brainwashing in the way the subject is studied and taught? Amiel and Cowell examine the evidence from a large international questionnaire experiment using student respondents. Along with basic 'cake-sharing' issues, related questions involving social welfare rankings, the relationship between inequality and overall income growth and the meaning of poverty comparisons are considered."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 181 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-177) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511011326 9780511011320 0511116136 9780511116131 9780511492266 051149226X 9786610151837 6610151830 1107112370 9781107112377 0511152310 9780511152313 0511052936 9780511052934 0511323344 9780511323348 1280151838 9781280151835 |
