Rich and poor : disparities, perceptions, concomitants / edited by Wolfgang Glatzer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glatzer, Wolfgang.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Social indicators research series ; v. 15.

Social indicators research series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wealth--Case studies.

Wealth.

Poverty--Case studies.

Poverty.

Income distribution--Case studies.

Income distribution.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

vii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2002]

Summary:

This book is concerned with the question of inequality - which points to a major structural problem in intra-national and inter-national respect. It covers the tension between the rich and poor in less developed countries as well as within richer countries in the process of globalisation. The main topics are the scope of disparities between the rich and poor, people's perception of wealth and poverty, and the concomitants of inequality which shape this relationship and influence its socio-economic consequences. In the tradition of social reporting, the book brings together authors from 15 countries, documenting a broad range of the international inequality debate. The results are related to the trends of socio-economic development, to statistical problems of measuring inequality, and to socio-political problems of integrating society in the facing the challenge of dividing forces. The book is of interest for everybody who wants to understand the tensions of modern world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

1402010125

OCLC:

50802670