The contributions in this book highlight, contextualize and analyze different aspects of social inequality. What are … the various cause and effects of inequality? How have these changed over recent decades? Which social policies might be … provide a rich account of inequality within contemporary society. The role of the state, the media and the market in …

This paper reports on trends in inequality of the distribution of household disposable wealth in West Germany from 1973 … a slight decrease in the inequality of disposable household wealth between 1973 and 1993, followed by a slight increase … the wealth distribution in East Germany but lower inequality of the distribution of disposable income of households and of …