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Economic Inequality: Facts, Theory and Significance

Studies | Economy | Government | Social

No. 312
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
by David R. Henderson

Table of Contents

  1. Executive Summary
  2. Introduction
  3. The Basic Facts about Income Inequality
  4. The Factors Behind Income Inequality
  5. Are the Rich Getting Richer while the Poor Are Getting Poorer?
  6. Potential Pitfalls of Redistribution
  7. The Effect of Income Mobility
  8. The Economic Justification for Income Inequality
  9. The Philosophical Justification for Income Inequality
  10. The Difficulty of Redistribution
  11. Conclusion
  12. Notes
  13. Appendix
  14. About the Author

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