Income inequality in America : a reference handbook / Stacey M. Jones and Robert S. Rycroft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Stacey M., author.

Rycroft, Robert S., author.

Series:

Contemporary world issues.

Contemporary world issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--United States.

Economics.

Equality--United States.

Equality.

Income distribution--United States.

Income distribution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 398 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2023]

Summary:

"This book provides a one-stop resource for understanding the full dimensions of income inequality in the United States, including chief socioeconomic drivers of inequality and proposals to reduce the widening gap between rich and poor in America"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

1. Background and History

Introduction

Defining and Measuring Income Inequality

Inequality of What?

Inequality among Whom?

Measuring Inequality

Inequality and Poverty

Data Sources

Economics and Inequality

The History of Income Inequality in the United States

1607-1790: The Young Nation and the Hope of Equality

1790-1860: Growing Divisions

1860-1910: Emancipation, Industrialization, and the Gilded Age

1910-1970: The Great Leveling

1970-2020: The Return of Inequality

2020 and Beyond: Pandemic, Racial Reckoning, and Inequality

Conclusion

References

2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions

Why Is Some Income Inequality to Be Expected

Inequality of Earned Income

Inequality of Unearned Income

The Equalizing Effects of Transfer Income and Taxes

Why Has the Distribution of Income Become More Unequal Over Time?

Why Is "Too Much" Inequality a Social Problem?

What Are Some Potential Solutions to Income Inequality?

3. Perspectives

Promoting Early Childhood Education to Address Inequality and Opportunity

Michael Tubbs and Universal Basic Income

The Answer to America's Ineffective Welfare System? A Universal Basic Income

An Immigrant's Story

Kim Thomas and the Fight for 15

Income Inequality and the Future of Democracy

Medicare-for-All

Globalization and Regional Economic Inequality in the United States

The Gig Economy

Monopoly and Inequality in the United States

Health in the United States: Two Different Ballgames

"Ban the Box"

Comprehensive Paid Family Leave Will Combat Inequality

Brian Weber v. "Reverse Discrimination"

Higher Education and the Shrinking American Middle Class

School Vouchers.

Arguing Over the One Percent

4. Profiles

Individuals

Claudia Goldin (1946-)

N. Gregory Mankiw (1958-)

Mollie Orshansky (1915-2016)

Thomas Piketty (1971-)

Pope Francis (1936-)

Paul Ryan (1970-)

Bernie Sanders (1941-)

Elizabeth Warren (1949-)

Andrew Yang (1975-)

Organizations

Black Lives Matter

Citizens for Tax Justice

Economic Policy Institute

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Federal Reserve System

Fight for 15

Heritage Foundation

Institute for Women's Policy Research

Occupy Wall Street

Washington Center for Equitable Growth

5. Data and Documents

Data

Tracking Income Inequality in the United States

Income and Wealth Inequality in the Long Run

Poverty

Social Mobility

Earnings Differences by Race/Ethnicity and Gender

Racial Wealth Gap

Income Inequality by Gender

Documents

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Social Mobility and the Great Gatsby Curve

6. Resources

Books

Articles and Reports

Nonprint Sources

7. Chronology

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-18308-2

979-82-16-18309-9

1-4408-6744-5

OCLC:

1338229105