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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
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Part I. The Shapes and Determinants of Inequality: Broad Trends
- Chapter 2. Wage Dispersion 29
- Chapter 3. Household Income Inequality 46
- Chapter 4. Top Income Shares of National Income 72
- Chapter 5. Poverty 93
- Chapter 6. Social Policy 113
- Chapter 7. Social Investment versus Social Consumption? 129
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Part II. A Closer Look at Four Trajectories: Germany, Spain, Sweden, and the United States
- Chapter 8. Germany 143
- Chapter 9. Spain 168
- Chapter 10. Sweden 193
- Chapter 11. United States 213
- Chapter 12. The Cases Compared 230
- Chapter 13. Conclusion 244
- Appendix A. Figures and Tables, All Countries 275
- Appendix B. Figures and Tables, Case Studies 293
- Appendix C. Operationalization of Variables 303
- Appendix D. Statistical Estimations 313
- Appendix E. Alternative Statistical Estimators 317
- Notes 325
- References 329
- Index 359
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Chapter 1. Introduction 1
-
Part I. The Shapes and Determinants of Inequality: Broad Trends
- Chapter 2. Wage Dispersion 29
- Chapter 3. Household Income Inequality 46
- Chapter 4. Top Income Shares of National Income 72
- Chapter 5. Poverty 93
- Chapter 6. Social Policy 113
- Chapter 7. Social Investment versus Social Consumption? 129
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Part II. A Closer Look at Four Trajectories: Germany, Spain, Sweden, and the United States
- Chapter 8. Germany 143
- Chapter 9. Spain 168
- Chapter 10. Sweden 193
- Chapter 11. United States 213
- Chapter 12. The Cases Compared 230
- Chapter 13. Conclusion 244
- Appendix A. Figures and Tables, All Countries 275
- Appendix B. Figures and Tables, Case Studies 293
- Appendix C. Operationalization of Variables 303
- Appendix D. Statistical Estimations 313
- Appendix E. Alternative Statistical Estimators 317
- Notes 325
- References 329
- Index 359