Thinking about Inequality - Personal Judgment and Income Distributions (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Yoram Amiel • Frank Cowell
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	196
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-46696-7
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-46696-2
Barcode:	9780521466967

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