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Poverty and Income Distribution
Edward N. Wolff
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Description for Poverty and Income Distribution
Hardback. Written by a leading scholar in the field, this textbook provides a thorough introduction to the topic of income distribution and poverty, with additional emphasis on the issues of inequality and discrimination. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Poverty and Income Distribution 2E
Poverty and Income Distribution 2E
Written by a leading scholar in the field, this textbook provides a thorough introduction to the topic of income distribution and poverty, with additional emphasis on the issues of inequality and discrimination. This book features an empirical focus, and includes sections on basic statistics, as well as optional econometric studies and more advanced mathematical handling of inequality measurement. Utilizing data from various countries around the globe, including the US and Europe, this textbook is international in its scope and provides a comparative element that will aid students in their studies. Up-to-date and comprehensive in its ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405176606
SKU
V9781405176606
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99-50
About Edward N. Wolff
Edward Wolff received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1974 and is professor of economics at New York University, where he has taught since 1974, and a Senior Scholar at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College. He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a council member of the International Association for Research ... Read more
Reviews for Poverty and Income Distribution
"I regularly teach a course on inequality, most recently using the developing manuscript of Ed Wolff's revised text. This work comprehensively (and fascinatingly) covers the central topics of poverty and of income and wealth distribution. I plan to use it for years to come." Frank Thompson, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor "The text is clearly written, with a comprehensive and ... Read more