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The great escape : health, wealth, and the origins of inequality / by Deaton, Angus,author.(CARDINAL)504900;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-350) and index.Introduction : what this book is about -- The wellbeing of the world -- Life and death. From prehistory to 1945 ; Escaping death in the tropics ; Health in the modern world -- Money. Material wellbeing in the United States ; Globalization and the greatest escape -- Help. How to help those left behind -- Postscript : what comes next?"The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier, and live longer lives. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty--tells the remarkable story of how, starting two hundred and fifty years ago, some parts of the world began to experience sustained progress, opening up gaps and setting the stage for today's hugely unequal world. Deaton takes an in-depth look at the historical and ongoing patterns behind the health and wealth of nations, and he addresses what needs to be done to help those left behind. Deaton describes vast innovations and wrenching setbacks: the successes of antibiotics, pest control, vaccinations, and clean water on the one hand, and disastrous famines and the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the other. He examines the United States, a nation that has prospered but is today experiencing slower growth and increasing inequality. He also considers how economic growth in India and China has improved the lives of more than a billion people. Deaton argues that international aid has been ineffective and even harmful. He suggests alternative efforts--including reforming incentives to drug companies and lifting trade restrictions--that will allow the developing world to bring about its own Great Escape. Demonstrating how changes in health and living standards have transformed our lives, The Great Escape is a powerful guide to addressing the well-being of all nations"--Publisher description.
Subjects: Income distribution.; World health.;

The great escape : health, wealth, and the origins of inequality / by Deaton, Angus,author.(CARDINAL)504900;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : what this book is about -- The wellbeing of the world -- Life and death. From prehistory to 1945 ; Escaping death in the tropics ; Health in the modern world -- Money. Material wellbeing in the United States ; Globalization and the greatest escape -- Help. How to help those left behind -- Postscript : what comes next?"The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier, and live longer lives. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. In The Great Escape, Angus Deaton--one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty--tells the remarkable story of how, starting two hundred and fifty years ago, some parts of the world began to experience sustained progress, opening up gaps and setting the stage for today's hugely unequal world. Deaton takes an in-depth look at the historical and ongoing patterns behind the health and wealth of nations, and he addresses what needs to be done to help those left behind. Deaton describes vast innovations and wrenching setbacks: the successes of antibiotics, pest control, vaccinations, and clean water on the one hand, and disastrous famines and the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the other. He examines the United States, a nation that has prospered but is today experiencing slower growth and increasing inequality. He also considers how economic growth in India and China has improved the lives of more than a billion people. Deaton argues that international aid has been ineffective and even harmful. He suggests alternative efforts--including reforming incentives to drug companies and lifting trade restrictions--that will allow the developing world to bring about its own Great Escape. Demonstrating how changes in health and living standards have transformed our lives, The Great Escape is a powerful guide to addressing the well-being of all nations"--Publisher description.
Subjects: Income distribution.; World health.;

Social justice / by Merino, Noël,editor of compilations.(CARDINAL)487862;
Includes bibliographical references and index.ch. 1. Social justice and economic inequality. Economic inequality in the United States has grown dangerously unjust / Joseph E. Stiglitz -- Economic growth in India and China has exacerbated inequality / Deepankar Basu -- In Africa, widespread poverty and income inequalities need to be addressed / Maurice Mubila, Laurence Lannes, and Mohamed S. Ben Aissa -- Latin America has made progress in reducing its extreme inequality / Mark Loyka -- In Europe, the economic recession has increased inequality / Hanan Morsy -- ch. 2. Social justice and minorities. Indigenous peoples in Australia should be recognized in the constitution / Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner -- Japan's recognition of the Ainu has not resulted in adequate social justice / Mitsuharu Vincent Okada -- Ethic and religious minorities in Iraq suffer from inadequate security / Chris Chapman -- Ethic minorities in Vietnam have not shared equally in the benefits of growth / Bob Baulch, with Pham Thai Hung and Hguyen Thi Thu Phuong -- In the United States, native-born blacks and black immigrants suffer from low wages / Patrick L. Mason and Algernon Austin -- In Great Britain, progress has been made in tackling race inequality / Communities and local government -- ch. 3. Social justice and gender. In low- and middle-income countries, gender disparities need to be addressed / Ana Revenga and Sudhir Shetty -- In developed countries, gender inequality affects women and men / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) -- Is the Arab Spring bad for women? Overthrowing male dominance could be harder than overthrowing a dictator / Isobel Coleman -- Women are the rising stars in the new China / Patti Waldmeir -- In Mexico, widespread gender-based violence is a barrier to women's equality / Amnesty International -- ch. 4. Global social justice. Debt in poor countries is unjust and exploitative / Jubilee Debt Campaign -- Rich countries must do more than poor countries to fight climate change / José Antonio Ocampo and Nicholas Stern -- The food crisis in the developing world is unfair and unjust / Jim Goodman -- Increasing foreign aid not necessarily good for developing countries / Moses Bosire -- Foreign aid from the United Kingdom to India is unnecessary / Nick Wood.Examines the issue of social justice and equality from a variety of international perspectives.
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Young adult literature.; Social justice.; Income distribution.;

The structure of earnings and the measurement of income inequality in the U.S. / by Slottje, Daniel Jonathan,1957-(CARDINAL)192072;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-203).
Subjects: Income distribution;

Economics for the rest of us : debunking the science that makes life dismal / by Adler, Moshe.(CARDINAL)497254;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-217).Argues that contemporary economic theories, particularly those concerning efficiency and wages, favor the rich over the poor, and that there are better, more just options.Income equality : the earliest standard of efficiency -- Equality does not matter : Pareto efficiency and the free market -- The Pareto efficiency cops -- Why redistributing goods may be Pareto efficient after all -- A brief history of the federal income tax -- It is not Pareto efficient : the rich pay too much taxes (or, Laffer's napkin) -- Private goods -- Government-supplied goods -- The classical theory of wages -- The neo-classical theory of wages : John Bates Clark -- The evidence -- The minimum wage -- Theories of wages and the Great Depression -- "Sticky wages " -- "Efficiency wages", or, Why unemployment is the fault of shirking by workers -- Executive compensation.
Subjects: Economics.; Income distribution.; Wages.;

Income distribution in the United States, by Miller, Herman P.(Herman Phillip),1921-2015(CARDINAL)128722; Social Science Research Council (U.S.)(CARDINAL)155743;
Subjects: Income distribution; Wages;

Money : who has how much and why / by Hacker, Andrew.(CARDINAL)125611;
Subjects: Income; Income distribution;

The American distribution of income: a structural problem. by Thurow, Lester C.(CARDINAL)148887; Lucas, Robert E. B.,joint author.(CARDINAL)275803; United States.Congress.Joint Economic Committee.(CARDINAL)140194;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Income distribution; Wealth;

Natural resource policy and income distribution / by Rose, Adam,1948-(CARDINAL)146627; Stevens, Brandt.(CARDINAL)187887; Davis, Gregg.(CARDINAL)187888;
Bibliography: pages 125-132.
Subjects: Natural resources; Income distribution;

Studies in the distribution of income / by Ryscavage, Paul.(CARDINAL)275139; United States.Bureau of the Census.(CARDINAL)171405;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Income distribution; Income;

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