Table of Contents
Introduction Joseph E. Stiglitz vii
Editors' Note xiii
Preface xvii
1 Overview Elizabeth Beasley 1
2 Sustainable Development Goals and the Measurement of Economic and Social Progress Ravi Kanbur Ebrahim Patel Joseph E. Stiglitz 24
3 Measuring the Distribution of Household Income, Consumption, and Wealth Nora Lustig 49
4 Horizontal Inequalities Carmen Diana Deere Ravi Kanbur Frances Stewart 100
5 Inequality of Opportunity Francois Bourguignon 123
6 Distributional National Accounts Facundo Alvaredo Lucas Chancel Thomas Piketty Emmanuel Saez Gabriel Zucman 181
7 Understanding Subjective Well-Being Arthur A. Stone Alan B. Krueger 208
8 Economic Security Jacob S. Hacker 264
9 Measuring Sustainability Marleen De Smedt Enrico Giovannini Walter J. Radermacher 316
10 Trust and Social Capital Yann Algan 374
High-Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress 425