The Income Distribution in the UK: A Picture of Advantage and Disadvantage

This chapter describes the UK income distribution and how it has evolved over the last 50 years. It also includes some comparisons with the income distributions of other rich countries. Multiple perspectives on the distribution are provided: there is evidence about real income levels and inequality, and the prevalence of affluence and of poverty.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Jenkins, Stephen P.
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	inequality \| poverty \| affluence \| income distribution \| United Kingdom

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 8835
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	818183691 [GVK] hdl:10419/108716 [Handle] RePEc:iza:izadps:dp8835 [RePEc]
Classification:	D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
Source:	EconStor

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