Income Inequality

Janet C. Gornick is Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and Director of LIS.Markus Jäntti is Professor of Economics at the Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University, and Research Director of LIS.

Janet C. Gornick is Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and Director of LIS.Markus J¿ti is Professor of Economics at the Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University, and Research Director of LIS.

Introduction1. How Has Income Inequality Grown? The Reshaping of the Income Distribution in LIS Countries2. On the Identification of the Middle Class3. Has Rising Inequality Reduced Middle-Class Income Growth?4. Welfare Regimes, Cohorts and the Middle Classes5. Political Sources of Government Redistribution in High-Income Countries6. Income Distribution, Inequality Perception and Redistributive Preferences in7. Women's Work, Inequality, and the Economic Status of Families8. Women's Employment, Unpaid Work, and Economic Inequality9. Women's Work, Family Earnings, and Public Policy10. Wealth: The Distribution of Assets and Debt11. The Joint Distribution of Income and Wealth12. The Fourth Retirement Pillar in Rich Countries13. Public Pension Entitlements and the Distribution of Wealth14. Income and Wealth Inequality in Japan15. Income and Wealth Inequality in Japan16. Horizontal and Vertical Inequalities in India17. Post-Apartheid Changes in South African InequalityConclusion