Chapter 3 Three centuries of inequality in Britain and America

Handbook of Income Distribution

Volumn 1, Issue , 2000, Pages 167-216

  Lindert, Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

D31; D63; history; income distribution; Income inequality; N31; N32; N33; N34; wealth distribution; wealth inequality

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350095599     PISSN: 15740056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0056(00)80006-8     Document Type: Review

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