The Oxford Handbook of Economic Inequality
- ISBN-10
- 0199231370
- ISBN-13
- 9780199231379
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 736
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-02-19
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Authors
- Brian Nolan, Timothy M. Smeeding, Wiemer Salverda
Description
Comprehensive analysis of economic inequality in developed countries. The contributors give their view on the state-of-the-art scientific research in their fields and add their own visions of future research.
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