Is the gap between rich and poor growing?

Is the gap between rich and poor growing? / Robert Sims, book editor.

Other author/creator	Sims, Robert J.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, 2006.
Description	107 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Income distribution--United States. Rich people--United States. Poor--United States. Equality--United States. United States--Economic policy --2001-2009.

Contents	Economic inequality has accelerated / Paul Krugman -- Reports of economic inequality are greatly exaggerated / Robert Rector -- There is still a wide economic gap between African Americans and whites / John A. Foster-Bey -- African Americans are thriving economically / Steve Miller -- American families suffer from growing economic instability / Jacob S. Hacker -- Income inequality obstructs social and economic mobility / Charles R. Morris -- Income inequailty does not lead to greater poverty / Jonah Goldberg -- Income inequality benefits American society / Christopher J. Coyne -- Personal choices increase the gap between the rich and poor / Isabel V. Sawhill -- Marital status separates the rich from the poor / Jonathan Rauch -- Capitalist democracies create growing inequality / Ian Shapiro -- Forced economic redistribution would cause greater long-term poverty / Kevin A. Hassett.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-103) and index.
LCCN	2005046117
ISBN	0737727012 (lib. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0737727020 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HC110.I5 I8 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold