CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. CAN AMERICAN CAPITALISM END POVERTY? 1
5. ON CONFISCATION 21
6. THE SUBMERGED TENTH: COLOR AND ETHNIC GROUP INCOMES, 1900-1970 44
7. A CENTURY OF GUARANTEED INCOME IN THE U.S. 53
8. THE MINIMUM BUDGET: FROM “DECENCY” TO “SCIENCE” 70
9. POVERTY AND STARVATION 77
10. GNP AND THE GARDEN OF EDEN: LONG-TERM TRENDS IN U.S. REAL INCOMES 88
11. DISCRIMINATION AND POVERTY 108
12. WHAT INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS MEAN 129
13. THE CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH: SOME ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ETHICS 149
14. THE NOUVEAU RICHE AND UPWARD MOBILITY 161
15. ARE THE RICH GETTING RICHER? TRENDS IN U.S. WEALTH CONCENTRATION 179
16. INDEX 214
17. Backmatter 220