Table of Contents

1. Introduction and summary 2. The size distribution of income 3. Lorenz curves and welfare comparisons 4. Social welfare and inequality aversion 5. Abbreviated social welfare functions and inequality indices 6. Poverty 7. The income tax 8. A progressive income tax schedule 9. Income tax reform and social welfare 10. Differences in income tax treatment 11. The net fiscal system Bibliography

About the Author

Peter Lambert is Professor of Economics at the University of York