Inheritance and wealth inequality in Britain / C.D. Harbury and D.M.W.N. Hitchens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harbury, C. D.

Contributor:

Hitchens, D. M. W. N.

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wealth--Great Britain.

Wealth.

Inheritance and succession--Great Britain.

Inheritance and succession.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Modern Britain is characterised by marked inequalities in the distribution of wealth, which continue to fuel controversy and arouse strong, if adverse, feelings. Originally published in 1979, Inheritance and Wealth Inequality in Britain provides detailed evidence on the relative importance of inherited and self-made wealth. It is the first major work in the field since Wedgwood's pioneering study in 1929, and represents a major contribution to current debates on justice and inequality.The study is based on more than fifteen years of detective work on successive genera

Contents:

Front Cover; Inheritance and Wealth Inequality in Britain; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction:The Importance of Inheritance; The Importance of Inheritance; Quantifying Inheritance; The Fortunes of Fathers, Sons and Other Relatives; The Nature of Wealth; Estimation Problems; The Size Distribution of Personal Wealth in Britain; Chapter 2. The Nature of the Evidence; Method; The Matching Process; Small Estates not in the Probate Calendars; Success Rates; Nature and Reliability of Wealth Data; Intertemporal Differences in the Data; Methods of Analysis

Chapter 3. The Inheritances of Male Wealth Leavers,1900-1973The Importance of Fathers' Wealth in the Backward TracingSamples; Top Wealth Leavers; Medium Wealth Leavers; Smaller Estates; Probabilities of Dying Rich; Trends Over Time; Comparisons with the 1920s; Accumulators and Dissipators of Wealth; Forward Tracing Samples; Summary; Alternative Methods: Inheritance Versus Self-Made; Changes in the Price Level; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 4. Non-Paternal Sourcesof Inheritance; The Wealth of Fathers-in-law; The Wealth of Fathers-in-law among the Self-Made

The Importance of Other Relatives' WealthThe Relationship between Fathers' Wealth and Wealth ofFathers-in-law; Mothers' Wealth; The Independent Wealth of Mothers; Wealth Transmission over Three Generations; Three Generations of Wealth Holders; Family Wealth Trees; Chapter 5.Women's Wealth and Marriage; Trends in Women's Wealth Shares; The Wealth of Fathers; The Wealth of Husbands; The Wealth of Fathers and Husbands; 'Self-Made' Women; The Wealth of Fathers-in-law; Husbands' and Fathers' Wealth; Intermarriage Among the Rich; Mothers' Wealth; Conclusions

Chapter 6. The Characteristics ofWealth LeaversLocation; Status; Occupation; Age; Chapter 7. The Contribution of Inheritance tothe Perpetuation of Wealth Inequality; Galton's Technique; Method; The Contribution of Inheritance 1902-34; The Results for Other Periods; Confidence Limits; Explanations; Qualifications and Conclusions; Chapter 8.Inheritance and Inequality; The Nature and Reliability of the Data; Patterns of Inheritance; The Importance of Predecessors' Wealth; The Wealth of Fathers and Sons (Backward Tracing Samples); Inheritors versus Self-Made Among Top Wealth Leavers

Trends in the Father-Son Wealth Relationship among Top and MediumWealth LeaversWealth Accumulation and Dissipation (Forward Tracing Samples); Non-Paternal Sources of Inheritance; Women and Inheritance; Intermarriage Among the Rich; Identifiable Characteristics of Wealth Leavers; Galtonian Regression Analysis and Trends in the Importance ofInheritance; Wealth andInequality; Appendix A: Distribution of Estates According to Inland Revenue and Probate Valuations, England and Wales, 1974 Average; Appendix B: Probate Values of Estates Left by Marriott's Listof Millionaires

Appendix C:Method of Construction of Price Index Numbers

Notes:

"First published in 1979 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-50529-6

0-203-14531-3

1-283-84502-4

1-136-50530-X

9780203145319

OCLC:

829461961