Book: Inheritance And Wealth In America Inheritance and Wealth in America is a superb collection of original essays, written in nontechnical language by experts in sociology, economics, anthropology, history, law, and other disciplines. Notable chapters provide - an outstanding interpretative history of inheritance in American legal thought - a critical review of the literature on the economics of inheritance at the household and societal levels - a superb history of Federal taxation of wealth transfers, and - a sociological examination of inheritance and its role in class reproduction and stratification. This groundbreaking work is of value to any researcher dealing with the transmission of wealth and privilege across generations.
Details of Book: Inheritance And Wealth In America Book: Inheritance And Wealth In America
Author: Robert Keith Miller, Stephen J. Mcnamee
ISBN: 0306456524
ISBN-13: 9780306456527
, 978-0306456527
Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Date: 00000000
Publisher: Plenum Publishing Corporation
Number of Pages: 244
Language: English