Exam 18: The Two Americas Inequality, Class, and Conflict

Describe the sources of income and purchasing power for households. -Personal income can be broken down into five sources or categories. What are these categories and what percentage of personal income comes from each of these sources?

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Question 21

Whats defention of terms: -class

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Question 22

Compare and contrast relevant statistics on income and wealth for the United States. -Which countries in the world have a more equal distribution of income than the United States? Which countries have a more unequal distribution of income?

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Question 23

Compare and contrast relevant statistics on income and wealth for the United States. -What has caused the increases in income and wealth inequality over the last three decades?

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Question 24

Compare and contrast relevant statistics on income and wealth for the United States. -What is a Gini coefficient? What would it mean if the Gini coefficient were equal to zero? What if it were equal to one?

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Question 25

Compare and contrast relevant statistics on income and wealth for the United States. -One percent of households own what share of total stock market value?

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Exam 18: The Two Americas Inequality, Class, and Conflict

Describe the sources of income and purchasing power for households. -Personal income can be broken down into five sources or categories. What are these categories and what percentage of personal income comes from each of these sources?

Whats defention of terms: -class

Compare and contrast relevant statistics on income and wealth for the United States. -Which countries in the world have a more equal distribution of income than the United States? Which countries have a more unequal distribution of income?

Compare and contrast relevant statistics on income and wealth for the United States. -What has caused the increases in income and wealth inequality over the last three decades?

Compare and contrast relevant statistics on income and wealth for the United States. -What is a Gini coefficient? What would it mean if the Gini coefficient were equal to zero? What if it were equal to one?

Compare and contrast relevant statistics on income and wealth for the United States. -One percent of households own what share of total stock market value?

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Marx Critique and Alternative to Capitalism

Rise of Corporate Capitalism in the United States, 1865-1900

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Market Power and Global Corporations

Economics of Racial and Gender Discrimination

Environmental Devastation

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Consumption Theory: Demand

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Monopoly, Power, Prices, and Profits

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Market Failures Public Goods, Market Power, and Externalities

History of Business Cycles and Human Misery

National Income Accounting How to Map the Circulation of Money and Goods

Money and Profit Says Law and Institutionalist Criticism

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Consumer Spending and Labor Income

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The Multiplier

Business Cycles and Unemployment

Growth and Waste

Fiscal Policy

Government Spending and Taxes

Money, Banking, and Credit

Inflation

Monetary Policy

Exports and Imports

International Trade, Investment, and Finance How Instability Spreads Around the World

Debate on Globalization

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