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Inheritances are often regarded as a societal "evil, " enabling great fortunes to be passed from one generation to another, thus exacerbating wealth inequality and reducing wealth mobility. That, however, is not the whole picture of inheritances in America.

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Understanding wealth--who has it, how they acquired it, how they preserve it--is crucial to addressing challenges the United States faces. One of the world's great experts on the economics of wealth offers an authoritative account of patterns in the accumulation and distribution of wealth since 1900.

Understanding wealth--who has it, how they acquired it, how they preserve it--is crucial to addressing challenges the United States faces. One of the world's great experts on the economics of wealth offers an authoritative account of patterns in the accumulation and distribution of wealth since 1900.

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This book critically reviews the most significant works that examine the sources of economic growth.

This book critically reviews the most significant works that examine the sources of economic growth.

The forces of competition, which in the early stages of capitalism lead to rapid technical change and productivity growth, promote non-productive and even counterproductive activities in its more advanced stages.

This book documents the growth of unproductive activity in the United States economy since World War II.

Written by a leading scholar in the field, this textbook provides a thorough introduction to the topic of income distribution and poverty, with additional emphasis on the issues of inequality and discrimination.Features an empirical flavor throughout and includes optional econometric studiesWill appeal to a broad range of readers in various subject areas including economics, sociology, political science, and public administrationInternational ...

A work that sparked widespread controversy when it was first published, Top Heavy is acclaimed economist Edward N. Wolff's eloquent presentation of the facts of wealth inequality in the United States. In a completely revised and updated edition of the book the Boston Review hailed as "the leading contemporary study of the distribution of wealth", Wolff reveals the unprecedented rise in recent years of wealth inequality and shows how it is one ...