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Inequality, unemployment and contemporary Europe

Sen, Amartya (1997) Inequality, unemployment and contemporary Europe. DEDPS (7). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

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Abstract

Inequality of incomes can differ substantially from inequality in other 'spaces' such as well-being, freedom, health, longevity, and quality of life. Given the massive sclae of unemployment in contemporary European economies, concentrating only on income inequality can be particularly deceptive for studying economic inequality, since unemployment causes deprivation in many other ways as well. This paper examines the different ways in which unemployment creates deprivation (other than through low income), and what implications these issues have on the relative merits of American and European attitudes respectively to individual responsibility and social commitment.

Item Type: Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL: http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information: © 1997 Amartya Sen
Divisions: STICERD
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited: 08 Jul 2008 13:16
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 19:39
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/6687

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