Inequality over the Past Century

The share of income received by the top 1 percent of earners varied markedly between 1900 and 2008 in 24 developed and developing economies. Moreover, the biggest earners changed as well. When the century began, the top 1 percent was dominated by capital owners. By the end of the century the hired h...

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Autor: Gonzalez Alvaredo, Facundo
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2011
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositório:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/193758
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/193758
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:desigualdad
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Resumo:The share of income received by the top 1 percent of earners varied markedly between 1900 and 2008 in 24 developed and developing economies. Moreover, the biggest earners changed as well. When the century began, the top 1 percent was dominated by capital owners. By the end of the century the hired hands—the top executives—shared with capital owners the highest part of the income distribution.