Wealth and The Wealthy in the Modern World

First published in 1980, Wealth and The Wealthy in the Modern World looks at the careers of the very wealthy and the extent of wealth-holding and wealth distribution in the major Western nations since the Industrial Revolution.

Autorentext

Edited by W. D. Rubinstein

Klappentext

First published in 1980, Wealth and The Wealthy in the Modern World looks at the careers of the very wealthy and the extent of wealth-holding and wealth distribution in the major Western nations since the Industrial Revolution.

Zusammenfassung
First published in 1980, Wealth and The Wealthy in the Modern World looks at the careers of the very wealthy and the extent of wealth-holding and wealth distribution in the major Western nations since the Industrial Revolution.

Inhalt

Preface Introduction 1. Modern Britain 2. Wealth and Affluence in France Since the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century 3. The Rich in a Late Industrialiser: The Case of Italy 4. Wealth in America Before 1865 5. The Gilded Elite: American Multimillionaires, 1865 to the Present Notes on Contributors Index