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Conceptual issues in the study of social inequality / Edward Grabb -- sec. 1. Power and class -- 1. Economic power in Canada : corporate concentration, foreign ownership, and state involvement / Edward Grabb -- 2. Democracy and global capitalism / Gordon Laxer -- 3. Working-class formation in Canada / James Conley -- 4. Affluence, power and strikes in Canada, 1973-2000 / Robert J. Brym -- sec. 2. Socio-economic bases of social inequality -- A. Income, wealth, and poverty -- 5. Changing income inequality in Canada / Peter Urmetzer and Neil Guppy -- 6. The distribution of wealth and economic inequality / James B. Davies -- 7. Poverty in Canada / National Council of Welfare -- 8. The pros and cons of redistribution policies / Morley Gunderson -- B. Occupation -- 9. Educational credentials and the changing occupational structure / Douglas Baer -- 10. Social mobility in Canada : concepts, patterns, and trends / Richard A. Wanner -- 11. Labour markets, inequality, and the future of work / Graham S. Lowe -- C. Education -- 12. Intergenerational change in the education of Canadians / E?laine Fournier, George Butlin, and Philip Giles -- 13. Stubborn disparities : explaining class inequalities in schooling / Scott Davies -- 14. Choose your parents carefully : social class, post-secondary education, and occupational outcomes / Harvey Krahn -- |