Increasing Inequality in the United States

Contributing Organization(s): Center for Economic and Policy Research


Author(s)/Creator(s): Dean Baker

Publishing Date: 2006-11-01

Issue Areas: Health and Medicine; Immigration; Welfare and Public Assistance

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This report traces the increase in U.S. inequality over the last quarter-century. It outlines the myriad drivers of this trend, including deliberate policy decisions on trade, immigration, interest rates, and health care costs. The paper was published and distributed in Germany through the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (IB200611A).

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