Top Incomes in France in the Twentieth Century : Inequality and Redistribution, 1901-1998

Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the New Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Why Study Top Incomes? -- Part One: The Evolution of Income Inequality in France in the Twentieth Century -- 1. A Fivefold Increase in "Average" Purchasing Power in the Twentieth Century -- 2. The Evolution of the Level and Composition of Top Incomes in France in the Twentieth Century -- 3. Wage Inequality in France in the Twentieth Century -- Part Two: Top Incomes and Redistribution in France in the Twentieth Century -- 4. Income Tax Legislation from 1914 to 1998 -- 5. Who Paid What? -- Part Three: France and the Kuznets Curve -- 6. Was the "End of the Rentiers" a Tax Illusion? -- 7. How Does France Compare with Foreign Experiences? -- Conclusion: Top Incomes in France at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century -- Appendix A: The Raw Statistical Tables Compiled by the Tax Administration from Income Tax Returns (1915-1998 Tax Years) -- Appendix B: Methodology and Results of Estimates Based on Income Tax Return Statistics (1915-1998 Tax Years) -- Appendix C: Complementary Data on Income Tax Legislation -- Appendix D: Raw Data, Methodology, and Results of Estimates Based on Statistics from Employer Wage Declarations (1919-1938, 1947, and 1950-1998 Wages) -- Appendix E: Estimating Consistent Series for the Blue-Collar Wage and the Average Wage over the Long Run (1900-1998) -- Appendix F: Consumption Price Indexes (1900-1998) -- Appendix G: Methodology and Results of the Estimates Based on the National Accounts Series (1900-1998) -- Appendix H: Population, Households, and Socioprofessional Structure, 1900-1998 -- Appendix I: Estimates of the Income Distribution in Twentieth-Century France -- Appendix J: Raw Data, Methodology, and Results of Estimates Based on the Statistics Derived from Bequest Declarations (1902-1994 Bequests).