Inequality and inclusive growth in rich countries : shared challenges and contrasting fortunes / Brian Nolan
- Published:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
- Additional Creators:
- Nolan, Brian, 1953-
- Access Online:
- ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction / Brian Nolan -- 2.Inequality and Living Standards: Key Trends and Drivers / Brian Nolan -- 3.Left Behind? Inequality and Inclusive Growth---Assessing the Australian Experience / Peter Whiteford -- 4.Belgium, a Poster Child for Inclusive Growth? / Gerlinde Verbist -- 5.Canada's Middle Class---Forever Further Behind? / Lars Osberg -- 6.France: Rising Precariousness Supported by the Welfare State / Bruno Palier -- 7.Understanding Rising Income Inequality and Stagnating Ordinary Living Standards in Germany / Thorsten Kalina -- 8.Inequality amid Stagnation: Italy over the Last Quarter of a Century / Alfonso Rosolia -- 9.How Has the Middle Fared in the Netherlands? A Tale of Stagnation and Population Shifts / Stefan Thewissen -- 10.The Driving Forces of Rising Inequality in Spain: Is There More to it than a Profound Worsening of Low-income Households' Living Standards? / Olga Canto -- 11.Inequality and Inclusive Growth: The Case of the United Kingdom / Matt Whittaker -- 12.America's Great Decoupling / Lane Kenworthy -- 13.Conclusions and Implications / Brian Nolan.
- Summary:
- Rising inequality in income and wealth across the OECD has been widely recognised and identified as a major concern; this book links this phenomenon with stagnation in wages and incomes for ordinary working households in order to address the challenge of promoting growth and prosperity. The concentration of wealth at the top of society is now seen as a threat to social and political stability. The book aims to identify what structures and policies are associated with success or failure in limiting the rise in inequality and promoting income growth for those in the middle and lower reaches of the income distribution. It analyses the varying experiences of ten rich countries over recent decades in depth, revealing that there are indeed responses that governments and societies can adopt, and that stagnation and rising inequality do not have to be accepted, but can be combatted given the political will and capacity.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780191844829 (ebook)
- Audience Notes:
- Specialized.
- Note:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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