Abstract
This commentary examines two principal forms of inequality and their evolution since the 1960s: the division of national income between capital and labour, and the share of total income held by the top 1 per cent of earners. Trends are linked to current discussions of inequality drivers such as financialisation, and a brief time-series analysis of the effects of trade and financial sector growth on top incomes is presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 88-101 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Irish Journal Of Sociology |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 29 Sep 2014 |
Keywords
- income inequality
- time series
- ireland
- economic sociology
Access to Document
- Income inequality from 1960-2012: a brief time-series history of capital and labour
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