Thinking about inequality

Description

"What is inequality? In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in the subject that has yielded a substantial body of formal tools and results for income-distribution analysis. But does the standard axiomatic structure coincide with public perceptions of inequality? Or is the economist's concept of inequality a thing apart, perpetuated through serial brainwashing in the way the subject is studied and taught? Amiel and Cowell examine the evidence from a large international questionnaire experiment using student respondents. Along with basic 'cake-sharing' issues, related questions involving social welfare rankings, the relationship between inequality and overall income growth and the meaning of poverty comparisons are considered."--Jacket.

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Other Editions

• Thinking about inequality: personal judgment and income distributionsCambridge University Press1999-01-01
• Thinking about InequalityCambridge University Press1999-01-01
• Thinking about InequalityCambridge University Press1999-01-01
• Thinking about InequalityPaperbackCambridge University Press2000-01-28
• Thinking about InequalityHardcoverCambridge University Press2000-01-28
• Thinking about InequalityCambridge University Press2005-01-01