The distribution of welfare and household production : international perspectives /

When the overall economic pie is not growing, then how it is shared out becomes more important. In short, there is a demand for answers to questions such as: What is actually happening to welfare? Do the income statistics used to chart trends really give us the full picture about people's econo...

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Other Authors: Jenkins, Stephen P., Kapteyn, Arie., Praag, Bernard M. S. van.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1.
  • Introduction /
  • Stephen P. Jenkins, Arie Kapteyn and Bernard M.S. van Praag
  • 2.
  • Escape from cittadella neoclassica: reflections on the work of Aldi Hagenaars /
  • Joop Hartog
  • 3.
  • Patterns of poverty in Europe /
  • Aldi Hagenaars, Klaas de Vos and Asghar Zaidi
  • 4.
  • Comparing poverty rates across countries: a case study of France and the United Kingdom /
  • Anthony B. Atkinson, Karen Gardiner and Valerie Lechene [and others]
  • 5.
  • The distribution of welfare: inequality, earnings capacity, and household production in a comparative perspective /
  • Peter Saunders, Inge O'Connor and Timothy Smeeding.