The Gap Between Rich And Poor

Preface -- Defining the Gap between Rich and Poor -- The Dual Gaps: An Overview of Theory and Research -- The Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries -- Income Inequality: Some Dimensions of the Problem -- Contending Explanations of the Gaps -- Economic Growth and Income Inequality -- Cultures and Growth -- The Achievement Motive in Economic Growth -- Becoming Modern -- The Confucian Ethic and Economic Growth -- On the Sociology of National Development: Theories and Issues -- Urban Bias and Inequality -- The Structure of Dependence -- Modernization and Dependency: Alternative Perspectives in the Study of Latin American Underdevelopment -- The Present State of the Debate on World Inequality -- Reiterating the Identity of the Peripheral State -- Empirical Studies: Evidence Meets Theory -- Economic Development and the Distribution of Income -- The World-Economy and the Distribution of Income Within States: A Cross-National Study -- Cross-National Evidence of the Effects of Foreign Investment and Aid on Economic Growth and Inequality: A Survey of Findings and a Reanalysis -- Dependence on Foreign Investment and Economic Growth in the Third World -- Some Recent Explanations of Income Inequality -- Financial Dependence in the Capitalist World Economy and the Distribution of Income Within Nations -- Some Questions on the Validity of Income Distribution Data -- Assessing Progress Toward Greater Equality of Income Distribution -- The Vicious Circle of Poverty -- Is There a Tradeoff Between Growth and Basic Needs? -- Case Studies and Conclusions -- "Trickle-up" Income Redistribution and Development in Central America During the 1960s and 1970s -- Sugar Dependency in Cuba: Capitalism versus Socialism -- Rapid Growth with Improved Income Distribution: The Taiwan Success Story -- The Future of the Gap Between Rich and Poor -- Inequality in a Global Perspective: Directions for Further Research -- Other Titles of Interest from Westview Press