The Distribution of Income in Industrialized Countries
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This paper is about recent developments in the distribution of income in industrialized, and particularly, the G-7 countries. Limiting the geographical focus in this way ignores the important changes taking place in transition economies and in the developing world, but I have chosen to focus on the countries I know best, which is why a small, offshore European island receives disproportionate attention.
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تاریخ انتشار 1998