The Evolution and Determinants of Wealth Inequality in the North Atlantic Anglo-Sphere, 1668-2013 Push and Pull /

• Main Author: Di Matteo, Livio (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Economic history.; America-Economic conditions.; Welfare economics.; Economic policy.; Economic History.; North American Economics.; Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy.; Economic Policy.

This book focuses on wealth inequality trends in the North Atlantic Anglo-sphere countries of Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States over the period from 1668 to 2013: a wider perspective than generally used when wealth inequality is discussed. This book demonstrates that it is important...

Table of Contents:

• 1. An Unequal World: Introduction to Wealth Inequality in the North Atlantic Anglosphere
• 2. Wealth Inequality and its Historical Context
• 3. Wealth Inequality: Facts, Figures and Approaches to Its Study
• 4. Understanding the Determinants of Wealth Inequality
• 5. Examining the Evidence: Wealth Inequality in the North Atlantic Anglosphere
• 6. Summary and Concluding Thoughts: The Persistence of Wealth Inequality.