Remapping inequality in Europe: The net effect of regional integration on total income inequality in the European union

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 486-509

  Beckfield, Jason ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Europe; Globalization; Income inequality; Regionalization

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; EUROPEAN UNION; GLOBALIZATION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGIONALIZATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350327154     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020715209339282     Document Type: Article

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