Inequality in the UK by Alissa Goodman

Inequality in the UK by Alissa Goodman

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Income inequality has risen in the UK, but why? This text describes the trend in inequality since the 1960s and shows how it has been driven by a combination of social changes, economic upheavals, and Government policies on taxes and benefits.

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Inequality in the UK by Alissa Goodman

Inequality in the UK describes the current distribution of income in the United Kingdom and analyses trends since the start of the 1960s. Drawing on detailed information on the incomes and socio-economic characteristics of more than 250,000 families surveyed over the last three decades, it provides the first comprehensive description of major changes in the UK income distribution over the period. It describes and explains in detail: the key changes in the distribution of income during the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s; why inequality has risen; which groups are poor and why; how peoples incomes fluctuate over their lifetime and from year to year. This book also examines the prospects for the income distribution in the future and the effectiveness of alternative policy measures which could stem the growth in inequality. This book is intended for second and third year undergraduates and postgraduates in public or welfare economics and social policy courses. It will also be of interest to pressure groups and political parties, who are likely to want to use the findings in this book.
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ISBN 13 9780198773610
ISBN 10 0198773617
Title Inequality in the UK
Author Alissa Goodman
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1997-01-01
Number of pages 313
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