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The economics of inequality / Thomas Piketty ; Translated by Arthur Goldhammer.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2015Copyright date: ©1997Description: vii, 142 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780674504806 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • Économie des inégalités. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 339.2/2 23
LOC classification:
  • HB 523  P636e 2015
Contents:
The measurement of inequality and its evolution -- Capital-labor inequality -- Inequality of labor income -- Instruments of redistribution.
Summary: "Thomas Piketty wrote The Economics of Inequality as an introduction to the conceptual and factual background necessary for interpreting changes in economic inequality over time. Piketty begins by explaining how inequality evolves and how economists measure it. In subsequent chapters, he explores variances in income and ownership of capital and the variety of policies used to reduce these gaps. Along the way, with characteristic clarity and precision, he introduces key ideas about the relationship between labor and capital, the effects of different systems of taxation, the distinction between 'historical' and 'political' time, the impact of education and technological change, the nature of capital markets, the role of unions, and apparent tensions between the pursuit of efficiency and the pursuit of fairness"--Provided by publisher.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HB 523 P636e 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000130422

"First published a L' économie des inégalités, 1997."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-130) and index.

The measurement of inequality and its evolution -- Capital-labor inequality -- Inequality of labor income -- Instruments of redistribution.


"Thomas Piketty wrote The Economics of Inequality as an introduction to the conceptual and factual background necessary for interpreting changes in economic inequality over time. Piketty begins by explaining how inequality evolves and how economists measure it. In subsequent chapters, he explores variances in income and ownership of capital and the variety of policies used to reduce these gaps. Along the way, with characteristic clarity and precision, he introduces key ideas about the relationship between labor and capital, the effects of different systems of taxation, the distinction between 'historical' and 'political' time, the impact of education and technological change, the nature of capital markets, the role of unions, and apparent tensions between the pursuit of efficiency and the pursuit of fairness"--Provided by publisher.

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