Wealth in the UK : distribution, accumulation, and policy / John Hills ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hills, John, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wealth--Great Britain.

Wealth.

Wealth--Government policy.

Great Britain.

Income distribution--Great Britain.

Income distribution.

Wealth--Government policy--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Contents:

Introduction / John Hills

Trends in the distribution of wealth in Britain / John Hills and Francesca Bastagli

UK wealth inequality in international context / Frank Cowell

Wealth accumulation, ageing and house prices / Francesca Bastagli and John Hills

Inheritance, transfers, and the distribution of wealth / Eleni Karagiannaki and John Hills

The wealth effect : how parental wealth and own asset-holdings predict future change / Abigail McKnight and Eleni Karagiannaki

Differing public policy traditions / Howard Glennerster

Public policy, wealth, and assets : a complex and inconsistent story / John Hills and Howard Glennerster

Wealth and policy : where do we go from here? / John Hills and Howard Glennerster.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-231) and index.

ISBN:

0199678308

9780199678303

OCLC:

813004897