The distribution and redistribution of income /

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Main Author: Lambert, Peter J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Manchester ; New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, c2001.
Edition:3rd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction and summary
  • 2. The size distribution of income
  • 3. Lorenz curves and welfare comparisons
  • 4. Social welfare and inequality aversion
  • 5. Abbreviated social welfare functions and inequality indices
  • 6. Poverty
  • 7. The income tax
  • 8. A progressive income tax schedule
  • 9. Income tax reform and social welfare
  • 10. Differences in income tax treatment
  • 11. The net fiscal system.