Evolution and Determinants of Wealth Inequality in the North Atlantic Anglo-Sphere, 1668–2013

Push and Pull

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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This book focuses on wealth inequality trends in the North Atlantic Anglo-sphere countries of Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States over the period from 1668 to 2013: a wider perspective than generally used when wealth inequality is discussed.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-05-31
Mått148 x 210 x 17 mm
Vikt340 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor148
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319897721

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Livio Di Matteo is Professor of Economics at Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada, where he has served since 1990. His historical wealth research using census-linked probate records was funded by grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. His health economics research explores the determinants of health expenditures, the public-private split in health spending, and the sustainability of provincial government health spending. He is a member of the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) National Health Expenditure Advisory Panel and the Evidence Network; a contributor to the economics blog Worthwhile Canadian Initiative; a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute; and he is on the advisory boards of the Northern Policy Institute and the Canadian Health Policy Institute.

1. An Unequal World: Introduction to Wealth Inequality in the North Atlantic Anglosphere.- 2. Wealth Inequality and its Historical Context.- 3. Wealth Inequality: Facts, Figures and Approaches to Its Study.- 4. Understanding the Determinants of Wealth Inequality.- 5. Examining the Evidence: Wealth Inequality in the North Atlantic Anglosphere.- 6. Summary and Concluding Thoughts: The Persistence of Wealth Inequality.