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Income inequality in America an analysis of trends
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- ISBN: 0585026548 (electronic bk.) :
- ISBN: 0765602334 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0765602342 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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xvi, 229 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c1999.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-214) and index. |
| Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2000. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. |
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| Subject: | Income distribution -- United States |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
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- Choice Reviews : Choice Reviews 1999 May
Far exceeding the author's objective--to present a primer on the state and causes of income inequality in the US--this work by an eminent scholar addresses in masterful fashion the many factors related to these issues in a style comprehensible to both the public and experts. Ryscavage presents not only his own prestigious studies but also summarizes and evaluates the major works of others. His study provides a strong bridge over the disconnect between economists' views and popular conceptions that ascribe income inequality to corporate greed, soaring profits, deregulation, waning power of unions, and the demise of the so-called social contract between workers and employers. Instead, the author examines relevant measures and factors showing and causing income disparity, including technological change, which favors the highly skilled and best educated workers; globalization, which erodes US jobs and paychecks of many low-skilled workers; deindustrialization; the growing number of wives entering the workforce; the decline in the number of married couple households; and so on. For the future, Ryscavage argues that no simple explanation and no quick fixes exist; however, the multiplicity of causes suggests that stability in the level of income disparity may prevail in the near term. A must purchase for economic and public policy collections. All libraries. Copyright 1999 American Library Association
