Inheritance and Wealth in America (The Language of Science)
Contributors: Robert K. Miller Jr. (Editor); Stephen J. McNamee (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 30, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780306456527
Subjects: Macroeconomics; Sociology, Social Studies; Personal Finance; Social Stratification; Social Science; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Economics - Theory; Sociology - General; Business & Economics / Economics / Theory; Social Science / Sociology / General; Social Science : Sociology - General; Money & Monetary Policy; Inheritance and succession; United States; Wealth
First sentence: A central fact of social life is that when people die, whatever personal property they have managed to accumulate over their lifetimes is left behind.