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ISBN Number:
9789264111639
Publication Date:
December 2011
Pages: 400
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In the three decades prior to the recent economic downturn, wage gaps widened and household income inequality increased in a large majority of OECD countries. This occurred even when countries were going through a period of sustained economic and employment growth. This report analyses the major underlying forces behind these developments:
- An Overview of Growing Income Inequalities in OECD Countries An Overview of Growing Income Inequalities in OECD Countries: Main Findings
- Special Focus: Inequality in Emerging Economies Special Focus: Inequality in Emerging Economies (EEs)
- Part I. How Globalisation, Technological Change and Policies Affect Wage and Earnings Inequalities
- Part II. How Inequalities in Labour Earnings Lead to Inequalities in Household Disposable Income
- Part III. How the Roles of Tax and Transfer Systems Have Changed
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