WEALTH IN AMERICA by Lisa A. Keister ( 9780521621687 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

WEALTH IN AMERICA
TRENDS IN WEALTH INEQUALITY

By:

Lisa A. Keister

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Hardback

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0521621682

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9780521621687

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

19 June, 2000

Pages:

320

Description:

Utilizing existing data and new research methods, Keister examines househould wealth distribution from 1962 to 1995.

Synopsis:

Wealth ownership in the United States has always concentrated in the hands of a small minority of the population. Because of scarce data on wealth ownership, the nature of wealth ownership distribution and knowledge about wealth inequality has received little attention from social scientists. Keister synthesizes theory and data from various sources to present a picture of househould wealth distribution from 1962 to 1995. Utilizing existing survey data and a unique simulation model, she isolates and examines processes that create this distribution, paying particular attention to the wealth ownership and accumulation of top wealth holders, those who control the bulk of household wealth. She identifies trends in wealth mobility that are not possible to estimate with traditional research methods. The results underscore the importance of wealth as an indicator of well-being, identify important causes of wealth inequality, and propose methods of lessening the recent increase in the concentration of wealth.

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9 b/w illus. 45 tables

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Cambridge University Press

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