Beschreibung
Inhaltsangabe1. Rich and Poor as Dividing and Integrating Forces of Society: Introduction; W. Glatzer. Disparities between Rich and Poor. 2. 'Poverties' and Wealth: Competing Definitions and Alternative Approaches to Measurement; R.J. Estes. 3. Inequalities between Income and Wealth: The Case of Germany in 1998; R. Hauser, I. Becker. 4. Assessing Trends in Poverty in Australia; S. Horn, P. Whiteford. 5. Divergence and Convergence of International Development: A Socio-economic Approach; K. Mazumdar. 6. Determinants of Internet Use in Switzerland: Structural Disparities and New Technologies; V.G. Täube, D. Joye. Subjective Perceptions of Poverty and Wealth. 7. Income and Satisfaction in Germany and Russia: A Comparison between Poor and Rich People; P. Schyns. 8. Closing the Gap between Rich and Poor in South Africa: Trends in Objective and Subjective Indicators of Quality of Life in the October Household Survey; R. Devey, V. Møller. 9. Subjective Poverty and Affluence in the Philippines; M. Mangahas. 10. Subjective Well-being from Rich and Poor; R.A. Cummins. 11. The Income-Happiness Relationship; R.A. Easterlin. Concomitant Circumstances of Socio-economic Inequality. 12. Intercontinental Disparities and Migration; M. Moulai-Hadj. 13. Global Response to Poverty Alleviation: Challenges for Development NGOs in South Asia; F. Hossain. 14. Economic Growth and Social Polarisation under Globalism: Some Evidence from Sri Lanka; S.T. Hettige. 15. Welfare Burden and the Disapproval of Redistribution: Two Sides of the Same Coin? S. Mau. 16. WelfareProduction, Poverty and Wealth: A Comparitive and Longitudinal Perspective; J. Vogel. Contributors.
