TY - BOOK ID - 118329800 TI - The Rich and the Poor in Modern Europe, 1890-2020 : A Historian's Response to Recent Debates among Economists. PY - 2023 SN - 9781800739628 1800739621 9781800739635 PB - New York, NY Berghahn Books, Incorporated DB - UniCat KW - Income distribution KW - Social classes KW - Social security KW - Social stratification KW - Stratification, Social KW - Equality KW - Social structure KW - Insurance, Social KW - Insurance, State and compulsory KW - Social insurance KW - Insurance KW - Income maintenance programs KW - Class distinction KW - Classes, Social KW - Rank KW - Caste KW - Estates (Social orders) KW - Social status KW - Class consciousness KW - Classism KW - Distribution of income KW - Income inequality KW - Inequality of income KW - Distribution (Economic theory) KW - Disposable income KW - History KW - anno 1800-1999 KW - anno 2000-2009 KW - anno 2010-2019 KW - anno 2020-2029 KW - Europe KW - Revenu KW - Classes sociales KW - Sécurité sociale KW - Stratification sociale KW - Répartition KW - E-books UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:118329800 AB - "As social inequality grows, historical analysis on wealth and income distribution across the 20th century often does not take into account inequality of education, health, housing and chances of social mobility, nor does it differentiate statistical inequality from the realities of peoples' actualexperience. With this broad understanding in mind, in a long look back on the history of social inequality in Europe, The Rich and the Poor in Modern Europe addresses these neglected subjects. It also tackles the commonplace notion that modern capitalism inevitably produces wealth gaps and asks whether the facts and figures we possess also lead to alternate interpretations of examples of mitigated inequality. Covering the 20th century and the beginnings of the 21st century in Europe through wars, and economic crises, through periods of unprecedented economic prosperity and staggering economies, both exacerbating and dampening the problem, acclaimed historian Hartmut Kaelble offers a rigorous response to understanding our present-day challenge of social inequality"-- ER -