Inequality in America: Causes and Consequences

✍ Scribed by Robert S Rycroft; Kimberley Kinsley

Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Year: 2021
Tongue: English
Leaves: 414
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This reference work provides an authoritative and comprehensive resource for both students and scholars who are interested in learning more about the rich-poor divide in the United States--a divide regarded by many lawmakers, researchers, pundits, and concerned citizens as one of the nation's most serious problems. The book provides important historical background for understanding how the nation has grappled with (or ignored) this issue in the past, examines specific causes of inequality identified by observers across the political spectrum, and summarizes the potential consequences (both present and future) of economic inequality.

This book examines more than 25 issues frequently cited as factors contributing to the rapidly widening gap between socioeconomic classes in the U.S., ranging from such demographic factors as race and gender to tax code provisions and differences in access to quality education and health care. The book also provides both a retrospective and prospective look at government policies aimed at addressing inequality or assisting the poor. Finally, the book looks ahead to survey the future of inequality in America.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Introduction
The History of Inequality in America
Causes and Consequences of Inequality
Section I: Economic Inequality
Immigration
Intergenerational Mobility
Labor Markets
Monopolization and Rent Seeking
Technological Change
Wealth Inequality
Workplace Discrimination
Section II: Educational Services
Early Childhood Education
Higher Education
Section III: Health and Health Care
Access to Health Care
Economic Status and Health
Substance Abuse
Section IV: Housing and Communities
Food Deserts
Housing and Neighborhoods
Section V: Family Life and Inequality
Marriage, Cohabitation, and Divorce
Parenting Styles
Section VI: Environment
Environmental Justice
Section VII: Justice System
Civil Justice
Criminal Justice
Section VIII: Consumer Issues
Consumer Credit and Payday Loans
Financial Education
Section IX: Public Policy
Cash Assistance to the Poor
Children and Family Policy
Community Development Programs
Education Reform Policies
Food and Nutrition Programs
Health Insurance
Housing Inequality
Regulation of Labor Markets
Taxes
Section X: The Future of Inequality
Is Inequality a Threat to Democracy
The Future of Inequality in America
Editors and Contributors
Index

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