from Nancy Krieger...

fyi ... a new book perhaps of interest to researchers studying the impact
of economic deprivation & inequality on health, including the realities
and perceptions of poverty and inequality ...

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Rich and Poor
Disparities, Perceptions, Concomitants

edited by

Wolfgang Glatzer
Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universit



ät, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH SERIES -- 15

This book is concerned with the question of inequality - which points to a
major structural problem in intra-national and inter-national respect. It
covers the tension between the rich and poor in less developed countries
as well as within richer countries in the process of globalisation. The
main topics are the scope of disparities between the rich and poor,
people's perception of wealth and poverty, and the concomitants of
inequality which shape this relationship and influence its socio-economic
consequences. In the tradition of social reporting, the book brings
together authors from 15 countries, documenting a broad range of the
international inequality debate. The results are related to the trends of
socio-economic development, to statistical problems of measuring
inequality, and to socio-political problems of integrating society in the
facing the challenge of dividing forces. The book is of interest for
everybody who wants to understand the tensions of modern world.

CONTENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS

1. Rich and Poor as Dividing and Integrating Forces of Society:
Introduction; W. Glatzer. Disparities between Rich and Poor.

2."Poverties" and Wealth: Competing Definitions and Alternative Approaches
to Measurement; R.J. Estes.

3. Inequalities between Income and Wealth: The Case of Germany in 1998; R.
Hauser, I. Becker.

4. Assessing Trends in Poverty in Australia; S. Horn, P. Whiteford.

5. Divergence and Convergence of International Development: A
Socio-economic Approach; K. Mazumdar.

6. Determinants of Internet Use in Switzerland: Structural Disparities and
New Technologies; V.K.Täube, D. Joye. Subjective Perceptions of Poverty
and Wealth.

7. Income and Satisfaction in Germany and Russia: A Comparison
between Poor and Rich People; P. Schyns.

8. Closing the Gap between Rich and Poor in South Africa: Trends in
Objective and Subjective Indicators of Quality of Life in the October
Household Survey; R. Devey, V.Møller.

9. Subjective Poverty and Affluence in the Philippines; M. Mangahas.

10. Subjective Well-being from Rich and Poor; R.A.Cummins.

11. The Income - Happiness Relationship; R.A. Easterlin. Concomitant
Circumstances of Socio-economic Inequality.

12. Intercontinental Disparities and Migration; M. Moulai-Hadj.

13. Global Response to Poverty Alleviation: Challenges for Development
NGOs in South Asia; F. Hossain.

14. Economic Growth and Social Polarisation under Globalism: Some Evidence
from Sri Lanka; S.T. Hettige.

15. Welfare Burden and the Disapproval of Redistribution: Two Sides of the
Same Coin?; S. Mau.

16. Welfare Production, Poverty and Wealth: A Comparitive and Longitudinal
Perspective; J. Vogel. Contributors.



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