Comparing the Tippy Tops.

The article presents an overview of an economic research study charting the trends in income inequality in the United States since the early 20th century. Details from the study are cited, noting the rise in the income gap relating to the top 1 percent of the population in the past 40 years. Compara...

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Publicado en:Wilson Quarterly Vol. 35; no. 3; p. 61
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Publicado: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Summer2011
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Sumario:The article presents an overview of an economic research study charting the trends in income inequality in the United States since the early 20th century. Details from the study are cited, noting the rise in the income gap relating to the top 1 percent of the population in the past 40 years. Comparative information is given citing other countries and asserting that such divergences have not occurred since before the Great Depression.