Changing inequalities and societal impacts in rich countries : thirty countries' experiences /

Other Authors: Nolan, Brian,
Format: Book
Language:English
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
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245 0 0 |a Changing inequalities and societal impacts in rich countries :  |b thirty countries' experiences /  |c edited by Brian Nolan...[et.al]. 
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504 |a Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφικές παραπομπές και ευρετήριο. 
505 0 |a Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction / Herman van de Werfhorst -- 2. Revisiting Grand Narratives of Growing Inequalities: Lessons from 30 Country Studies / Istvan Gyorgy Toth -- 3. Australia: Inequality and Prosperity and their Impacts in a Radical Welfare State / Peter Whiteford -- 4. Austria---The Bastion of Calm? Stability and Change in Inequalities in Times of Welfare State Reforms and Employment Flexibilization / Nina-Sophie Fritsch -- 5. Between Economic Growth And Social Justice: Different Inequality Dynamics in the Baltic States / Kaia Philips -- 6. Belgium: When Growing Background Inequalities Meet Resilient Institutions / Ive Marx -- 7. Bulgaria: Rising Inequality in the Period of Transition and Restrictive Incomes Policy / Bogdan Bogdanov -- 8. Rising Inequality and its Impact in Canada: The Role of National Debt / Mitch McIvor -- 9. Sources and Impact of Rising Inequality in Denmark / Niels Westergaard-Nielsen. 
505 0 |a Contents note continued: 10. Finland: Growing Inequality with Contested Consequences / Mikko Niemela -- 11. France: How Taxation can Increase Inequality / Thomas Piketty -- 12. Germany: Rising Inequality and the Transformation of Rhine Capitalism / Reinhard Pollak -- 13. Greece: The (Eventual) Social Hardship of Soft Budget Constraints / Dimitri Sotiropoulos -- 14. Hungary: A Country Caught in its Own Trap / Istvan Gyorgy Toth -- 15. Ireland: Inequality and its Impacts in Boom and Bust / Nessa Winston -- 16. Italy: How Labour Market Policies can Foster Earnings Inequality / Francesco Scervini -- 17. Rising Inequality in Japan: A Challenge Caused by Population Ageing and Drastic Changes in Employment / Fumio Ohtake -- 18. Korea: The Great U-Turn in Inequality and the Need for Social Security Provisions / Hyun Joo Kim -- 19. Luxembourg: Has Inequality Grown Enough to Matter? / Bogdan Voicu. 
505 0 |a Contents note continued: 20. The Netherlands: Policy-enhanced Inequalities Tempered by Household Formation / Natascha Notten -- 21. The Rise of Inequalities in Poland and their Impacts: When Politicians Don't Care but Citizens Do / Barbara Jancewicz -- 22. Portugal: There and Back Again, an Inequality's Tale / Isabel Andrade -- 23. Romania: High Rising Inequality Over Two Decades of Post-communist Transformation / Marius Precupetu -- 24. Slovakia and the Czech Republic: Inequalities and Convergences after the Velvet Divorce / Zuzana Siebertova -- 25. Slovenia: An Equal Society Despite the Transition / Miroljub Ignjatovic -- 26. Spain: What Can We Learn from Past Decreasing Inequalities? / Monica Oviedo -- 27. Sweden: Increasing Income Inequalities and Changing Social Relations / Kenneth Nelson -- 28. Divided We Fall? The Wider Consequences of High and Unrelenting Inequality in the UK / Tiffany Tsang -- 29. The United States: High and Rapidly-rising Inequality / Timothy Smeeding. 
505 0 |a Contents note continued: 30. Conclusions: Learning from Diversity about Increasing Inequality, its Impacts and Responses? / Herman van de Werfhorst. 
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650 0 |a Disposable income  |z Developed countries 
650 0 |a Economics  |x Sociological aspects. 
650 0 |a Distributive justice 
650 0 |a Income distribution  |x Case sudies. 
650 0 |a Social stratification  |x Case studies. 
650 0 |a Wealth 
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650 7 |a Soziale Sicherheit 
650 7 |a EU-Staaten 
650 7 |a Australien 
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