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James B. Davies received his BA from the University of Manitoba (1973) and his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics (1979). A faculty member at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, since 1977, he served as Chair of the Department of Economics from 1992 to 2001. Davies is the author of two books and numerous articles in academic journals and scholarly volumes. He has advised the Ontario and Canadian governments as well as the World Bank. Currently the managing editor of Canadian Public Policy, Davies has served for the last three years as director of the UNU-WIDER research project Personal Assets from a Global Perspective.
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1 An Overview of Personal Wealth James B. Davies Davies, James B. 1
Pt. I The Rich and the Super-Rich
2 Survey Estimates of Wealth Holdings in OECD Countries: Evidence on the Level and Distribution across Selected Countries Markus Jantti Jantti, Markus Eva Sierminska Sierminska, Eva 27
3 Long-Run Changes in the Concentration of Wealth: An Overview of Recent Findings Henry Ohlsson Ohlsson, Henry Jesper Raine Raine, Jesper Daniel Waldenstrom Waldenstrom, Daniel 42
4 Concentration among the Rich Anthony B. Atkinson Atkinson, Anthony B. 64
Pt. II Wealth Holdings in the Developing World and Transition Countries
5 Changes in the Distribution of Wealth in China, 1995-2002 Shi Li Shi, Li Renwei Zhao Zhao, Renwei 93
6 The Distribution of Household Wealth in India S. Subramanian Subramanian, S. D. Jayataj Jayataj, D. 112
7 The Evolution of Personal Wealth in the Fonner Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe Sergei Guriev Guriev, Sergei Andrei Rachinsky Rachinsky, Andrei 114
8 Household Wealth in Latin America Florencia Torche Torche, Florencia Seymour Spilerman Spilerman, Seymour 150
9 Land Reform and Land Holdings in Brazil Juliano Assuncao Assuncao, Juliano 177
10 Estimating the Balance Sheet of the Personal Sector in an Emerging Market Country: South Africa, 1975-2005 Janine Aron Aron, Janine John Muellbauer Muellbauer, John Johan Prinslao Prinslao, Johan 196
11 Asset Portfolios in Africa: Evidence from Rural Ethiopia Christian Rogg Rogg, Christian 224
12 Marketable Wealth in a Poor African Country: Wealth Accumulation by Households in Ghana Ronelle Burger Burger, RonelleFrikkie Booysen Booysen, Frikkie Servaas van der Berg van der Berg, Servaas Michael von Maltitz von Maltitz, Michael 248
Pt. III The Role of Personal Assets in Economic Development and Performance
13 Household Financial Assets in the Process of Development Patrick Hanahan Hanahan, Patrick 271
14 Housing and Personal Wealth in a Global Context John Muellbauer Muellbauer, John 293
15 Housing Privatization and Household Wealth in Transition Ruslan Yemtsov Yemtsov, Ruslan 312
16 Land Titles, Credit Markets, and Wealth Distributions James C. MacGee MacGee, James C. 334
17 Gender and the Distribution of Wealth in Developing Countries Carmen Diana Deere Deere, Carmen Diana Cheryl R. Doss Doss, Cheryl R. 353
18 The Informal Sector in Developing Countries: Output, Assets, and Employment Sangeeta Pratap Pratap, Sangeeta Erwan Quintin Quintin, Erwan 373
Pt. IV The Global Picture
19 The World Distribution of Household Wealth James B. Davies Davies, James B. Susanna Sandstrom Sandstrom, Susanna Anthony Shorrocks Shorrocks, Anthony Edward N. Wolff Wolff, Edward N. 395
References 419
Index 455