The Oxford Handbook of Economic Inequality (Paperback)

From the contents: Part 1 Inequality: Overview, Concepts and Measurement; 1: Wiemer Salverda, Brian Nolan and Timothy M. Smeeding: Introduction: The scope and worries of economic inequality; 2: John E. Roemer: Concepts and theories of inequality; 3: Stephen Jenkins and Philippe van Kerm: The measurement of economic inequality; Part 2 The Extent of Inequality; 4: Andrea Brandolini and Timothy M. Smeeding: Income inequality; 5: Andrew Glyn: Functional and personal distribution; 6: James B. Davies: Wealth and economic inequality; 7: Andrew Leigh: High incomes and inequality; Part 3 Earnings inequality; 8: Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn: Inequality and earnings distribution; 9: Julia Lane: Inequality and the labour market: employers; 10: Jelle Visser and Daniele Checchi: Inequality and the labour market: unions; 11: Claudio Lucifora and Wiemer Salverda: Low pay; 12: Mary B. Gregory: Gender and economic inequality; Part 4 Dimensions of inequality; 13: Brian Nolan and Ive Marx: Inequality, poverty and exclusion; 14: Nancy Folbre: Inequality, consumption and time use; 15: Bernard van Praag and Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell: Inequality and happiness; 16: Andrew Leigh, Christopher Jencks and Timothy M. Smeeding: Health and economic inequalities; 17: Stephen Machin: Inequality and education; Part 5 The Dynamics of Inequality; 18: Gary Burtless: Demographic transformation and economic inequality; 19: Klaus F. Zimmermann and Martin Kahanec: International migration, ethnicity and economic inequality; 20: Anders Bjorklund and Markus Jantti: Intergenerational economic inequality; 21: Richard V. Burkhauser and Kenneth A. Couch: Intragenerational inequality and intertemporal mobility; Part 6 Global perspectives on inequality; 22: Sarah Voitchovsky: Inequality, growth and sectoral change ; 23: Richard B. Freeman: Trade, skills and globalization; 24: Francisco H.G. Ferreira and Martin Ravallion: Poverty and Inequality: The Global Context; Part 7 Can inequalities be changed?; 25: Gøsta Esping-Andersen and John Myles: Economic inequality and the welfare state; 26: Nolan McCarty and Jonas Pontusson: Inequality and policy making; 27: John E. Roemer: Prospects for achieving equality in market economies