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Revisiting the issues tackled in Sen's seminal work 'On Economic Inequality', this book brings together and develops some of the most important theme's of Sen's work. Sen argues that we should be concerned with people's capabilities rather than either their resources or their welfare

Contents -- I. Background -- 1. Introduction - Sheldon Danziger and Peter Gottschalk -- 2. The Trend in Inequality Among Families, Individuals, and Workers in the United States: A Twenty-Five Year Perspective - Lynn A. Karoly -- II. Labor Market Changes and the Distribution of Earnings -- 3. Industrial Change and the Rising Importance of Skill - Kevin M. Murphy and Finis Welch -- 4. How Much Has De-Unionization Contributed to the Rise in Male Earnings Inequality? - Richard B. Freeman -- III. Demographic Changes and the Distribution of Family Income