Rich and Poor

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Rich and Poor as Dividing and Integrating Forces of Society-Introduction

   1. Rich and Poor as Dividing and Integrating Forces of Society-Introduction

      • Wolfgang Glatzer

      Pages 1-8

3. Disparities Between Rich and Poor

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. “Poverties” and Wealth

      • Richard J. Estes

      Pages 11-32

   3. Inequalities Between Income and Wealth

      • Richard Hauser, Irene Becker

      Pages 33-43

   4. Assessing Trends in Poverty in Australia

      • Stephen Horn, Peter Whiteford

      Pages 45-58

   5. Divergence and Convergence of International Development

      • Krishna Mazumdar

      Pages 59-72

   6. Determinants of Internet Use in Switzerland

      • Volker G. Täube, Dominique Joye

      Pages 73-86

4. Subjective Perceptions of Poverty and Wealth

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87

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   2. Income and Satisfaction in Germany and Russia

      • Peggy Schyns

      Pages 89-104

   3. Closing the Gap Between Rich and Poor in South Africa

      • Richard Devey, Valerie Møller

      Pages 105-122

   4. Subjective Poverty and Affluence in the Philippines

      • Mahar Mangahas

      Pages 123-135

   5. Subjective Well-Being from Rich and Poor

      • Robert A. Cummins

      Pages 137-156

   6. The Income — Happiness Relationship

      • Richard A. Easterlin

      Pages 157-175

5. Concomitant Circumstances of Socio-Economic Inequality

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177

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   2. Intercontinental Disparities and Migration

      • Mourad Moulai-Hadj

      Pages 179-191

   3. Global Response to Poverty Alleviation

      • Farhad Hossain

      Pages 193-202

   4. Economic Growth and Social Polarisation under Globalisation

      • Siri T. Hettige

      Pages 203-216

   5. Welfare Burden and the Disapproval of Redistribution

      • Steffen Mau

      Pages 217-234

   6. Welfare Production, Poverty and Wealth

      • Joachim Vogel

      Pages 235-270

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.

• Economic Development
• Nation
• economic growth
• growth
• production

• Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

  Wolfgang Glatzer

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