Human resources and income distribution : issues and policies / edited by Barry R. Chiswick and June A. O'Neill

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Norton & Company, c1977Description: xvi, 231 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 393056236
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HC 110.15 .H86 1977
Contents:
Chapter 1. Determinants and Trends in the Distribution of Income -- Chapter 2. Earnings Differentials: Black/White, Male/Female -- Chapter 3. The Low-Income Population -- Chapter 4. Income Security Programs -- Part II. Unemployment -- Chapter 5. Definition and Nature of Unemployment -- Chapter 6. Distribution of Unemployment Among Demographic Groups -- Chapter 7. Unemployment Compensation Programs -- Chapter 8. Policies to Increase Employment -- Part III. Economic Issues Concerning the Aged and Women -- Chapter 9. Social Security and the Aged -- Chapter 10. Women and the Economy -- Part IV. Education and Health -- Chapter11. Education -- Chapter12. Health and Medical Care.
Summary: Over the past forty years the role of Government in the economic and social affairs of the country has undergone profound change. Government is of course much bigger, in both absolute and relative terms, and if for no other reason its actions are bound to have wide ranging effects. But there has also been a change in the Government's responsibilities. The Government is now expected to promote a high and stable level of economic activity. It is also expected to be a major agent for providing an equitable distribution of our national income. Views regarding the effectiveness and desirability of Government intervention in these two areas are not unanimous however, and they have varied over time. The role of Government in economic activity may well undergo further change, perhaps in quite different directions, as our programs are re-evaluated on the basis of experience. This volume is concerned with the underlying factors that determine the distribution of income in the United States and the Government policies that have been introduced or proposed to alter this distribution either directly or indirectly. The cores of the chapters are taken from sections of the Annual Reports of the Council of Economic Advisers (referred to as the Economic Report) mostly written during the 1970s. During these years the Economic Reports reflected the need for careful analysis in areas where emotion may have too often been the primary guide to policy. The essays drawn from the Economic Reports discuss the basic economic factors which determine differences in earnings and unemployment, and the effects of public policy on these and other aspects of the income distribution.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. Determinants and Trends in the Distribution of Income -- Chapter 2. Earnings Differentials: Black/White, Male/Female -- Chapter 3. The Low-Income Population -- Chapter 4. Income Security Programs -- Part II. Unemployment -- Chapter 5. Definition and Nature of Unemployment -- Chapter 6. Distribution of Unemployment Among Demographic Groups -- Chapter 7. Unemployment Compensation Programs -- Chapter 8. Policies to Increase Employment -- Part III. Economic Issues Concerning the Aged and Women -- Chapter 9. Social Security and the Aged -- Chapter 10. Women and the Economy -- Part IV. Education and Health -- Chapter11. Education -- Chapter12. Health and Medical Care.

Over the past forty years the role of Government in the economic and social affairs of the country has undergone profound change. Government is of course much bigger, in both absolute and relative terms, and if for no other reason its actions are bound to have wide ranging effects. But there has also been a change in the Government's responsibilities. The Government is now expected to promote a high and stable level of economic activity. It is also expected to be a major agent for providing an equitable distribution of our national income. Views regarding the effectiveness and desirability of Government intervention in these two areas are not unanimous however, and they have varied over time. The role of Government in economic activity may well undergo further change, perhaps in quite different directions, as our programs are re-evaluated on the basis of experience. This volume is concerned with the underlying factors that determine the distribution of income in the United States and the Government policies that have been introduced or proposed to alter this distribution either directly or indirectly. The cores of the chapters are taken from sections of the Annual Reports of the Council of Economic Advisers (referred to as the Economic Report) mostly written during the 1970s. During these years the Economic Reports reflected the need for careful analysis in areas where emotion may have too often been the primary guide to policy. The essays drawn from the Economic Reports discuss the basic economic factors which determine differences in earnings and unemployment, and the effects of public policy on these and other aspects of the income distribution.

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