In MemoriamAnthony B. Atkinson (1944-2017)

  1. Muñoz de Bustillo Llorente, Rafael 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

Journal:
Encrucijadas: Revista Crítica de Ciencias Sociales

ISSN: 2174-6753

Year of publication: 2017

Issue Title: Estratificación Social y Nuevas Desigualdades

Issue: 14

Type: Article

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Abstract

British economist Anthony B. Atkinson (1944-2017) died on 1 January 2017. This text recalls his figure and his contributions to the economy of inequality. In response to market failures, Atkinson advocated compensating public sector activity through the Welfare State as an economic policy proposal to combat inequality.

Bibliographic References

  • Atkinson, A.B. 1969. Poverty in Britain and the Reform of Social Security. Cambridge University Press.
  • Atkinson, A.B. 1970. “On the Measurement of Inequality”, Journal of Economic Theory, 2: 244-263.
  • Atkinson, A.B. and J.E. Stiglitz. 1980. Lectures on Public Economics. London New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • Atkinson, A.B. 1999. The Economic Consequences of Rolling Back the Welfare State. Massachusetts: MIT Press.
  • Atkinson, A.B. 2015. Inequality. What Can Be Done? Harvard University Press.
  • Gornick, J.C. and M. Jäntti (editors). 2013. Income Inequality: Economic Disparities and the Middle Class in Affluent Countries. Stanford University Press.
  • Tawmey, R. 2013. “Poverty as an Industrial Problem”, Inaugural Lecture, reproduced in Memoranda on the Problems of Poverty. London: William Morris Press.
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