Income Distribution in Historical Perspective [Hardcover]

In this 1991 volume a distinguished team of international contributors consider some of the central long-term issues raised by the problem of income distribution.In this 1991 volume a distinguished team of international contributors consider some of the central long-term issues raised by the problem of income distribution. This volume was the first for many years to take such a broad, comparative approach to income distribution, and makes an important and authoritative contribution to an area of perennial debate.In this 1991 volume a distinguished team of international contributors consider some of the central long-term issues raised by the problem of income distribution. This volume was the first for many years to take such a broad, comparative approach to income distribution, and makes an important and authoritative contribution to an area of perennial debate.In this volume a distinguished team of international contributors consider some of the central long-term issues raised by the problem of income distribution. The Kuznets curve--i.e. the notion that income distribution became increasingly unequal during the period of industrialization, and progressively less unequal during the twentieth century--lies at the center of much of the analysis, and its relevance is discussed in a wide-ranging series of articles covering the British, Belgian, German, Australian, Austrian and American experiences. This volume is the first in many years to take such a broad, comparative approach to income distribution, and makes an important and authoritative contribution to an area of perennial debate.List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction Hartmut Kaelble and Mark Thomas; 2. British inequality during the Industrial Revolution: accounting for the Kuznets curve Jeffrey G. Williamson; 3. Wage differentials in Sweden, 17251950 Johan S?derberg; 4. Industrial wage differentials in nineteenth-century Belgium Peter Scholliers; 5. Income inequality and industrialization in l"