class inequalities

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  • social class inequalities.
    • trends in income distribution
      • the effects if taxes
        • income distibution
          • takes more in taxes from the rich than the poor- gives more to the poor in taxes.
            • poorest fifth paid more (37.4%) of their income compared to the richest fifth (35.1%)
    • debates about income inequality
      • functionalist and new right: unequal rewards are beneficial for society. encouragement.
      • marxist and weberian: senior managers and company directors ofen in a position to determine their own salaries.
        • ordinary workers have to bargain for their rewards.
    • inequalities in wealth.
      • property wealth (house and land) 81% of total net worth.
      • physical wealth- valuable assets.
      • financial wealth- form of money
      • private pension wealth- cash value of what an individual has accumulated in their pension fund.
    • problems of measuring wealth.
      • defining what should be counted as wealth is not straightforward
      • obtaining data about wealth is not easy.
      • calculating the value of assets is difficult.
      • distinguishing wealth from income can be difficult
      • much of wealth in the form of shares is now owned by institutions.

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