The Inequality Puzzle European and US Leaders Discuss Rising Income Inequality /

• Main Authors: Berger, Roland (Author), Grusky, David (Author), Raffel, Tobias (Author), Samuels, Geoffrey (Author), Wimer, Chris (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Public finance.; Economic policy.; Social Sciences.; Social Sciences, general.; Economic Policy.; Public Economics.

Should we be troubled by rising income inequality? Does the Financial Crisis oblige us to consider how much inequality is desirable? The United States and many European countries have seen shifts in public attitudes toward a widening gap between the rich and poor. Will income inequality return to th...