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Patterns of Economic Inequality in Western Democracies: Some Facts on Levels and Trends

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2006

Andrea Brandolini  and
Timothy M. Smeeding
Andrea Brandolini
Affiliation:
Banca d'Italia, Economic Research Department
Timothy M. Smeeding
Affiliation:
Syracuse University
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A large body of research has documented comparative levels of inequality among nations and also the substantial change in inequality across and within nations. Political scientists, sociologists, and economists have used these databases to make a number of claims about changes in inequality and their interrelations with economic and political life, patterns of redistribution, social institutions, and social and individual wellbeing more generally.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , January 2006 , pp. 21 - 26
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© 2006 The American Political Science Association

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