Reinterpreting within-country inequality -- High and low inequality as historical equilibria -- High inequality, low inequality and creative destruction -- The distribution of income between nations as a high inequality equilibrium (HIE) -- Global stratification and the three paths of social...

Second Edition Local Economic Development Contents Preface xiii 1. Local Economic Development in a Global Market 1 How Economists View the World 1 ...

Changing poverty and changing antipoverty policies / Maria Cancian and Sheldon Danziger -- Poverty levels and trends in comparative perspective / Daniel R. Meyer and Geoffrey L. Wallace -- Economic change and the structure of opportunity for less-skilled workers / Rebecca M. Blank -- Family...