Divided We Stand : Why Inequality Keeps Rising / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Contributor:

SourceOECD (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employment (Economic theory).

Social issues, migration, health.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 pages)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In the three decades to the recent economic downturn, wage gaps widened and household income inequality as measured by GINI increased in a large majority of OECD countries. This occurred even when countries were going through a period of sustained economic and employment growth. This report analyses the major underlying forces behind these developments. It examines to which extent economic globalisation, skill-biased technological progress and institutional and regulatory reforms have had an impact on the distribution of earnings. The report further provides evidence of how changes in family formation and household structures have altered household earnings and income inequality. And it documents how tax and benefit systems have changed in the ways they redistribute household incomes. The report discusses which policies are most promising to counter increases in inequalities and how the policy mix can be adjusted when public budgets are under strainches "Analyses rely on simple statistical techniques that are accessible to a large readership... the graphic and charts are of great help to gain a quick visual grasp of the various issues addressed." -Choice

Contents:

Trends in Household Earnings Inequality

Hours Worked, Self-Employment and Joblessness as Ingredients of Earnings Inequality

Foreword

Editorial: Mind the gap

From Household Earnings to Disposable Household Income Inequality

Changes in Redistribution in OECD Countries Over Two Decades

The Distributive Impact of Publicly Provided Services

The Impact of Economic Globalisation and Changes in Policies and Institutions on Rising Earnings Inequality

Trends in Top Incomes and Their Tax Policy Implications

Inequality Between the Employed and the Non-employed

An Overview of Growing Income Inequalities in OECD Countries

Trends in Wage Inequality, Economic Globalisation and Labour Market Policies and Institutions

Special Focus.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).

ISBN:

9789264119536

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.