Top Incomes in France in the Twentieth Century: Inequality and Redistribution, 1901–1998

Contents\nPreface to the New Edition\nAcknowledgments\nIntroduction: Why Study Top Incomes?\nPart One: The Evolution of Income Inequality in France in the Twentieth Century\nA Fivefold Increase in “Average” Purchasing Power in the Twentieth Century\nThe Evolution of the Level and Composition of Top Incomes in France in the Twentieth Century\nWage Inequality in France in the Twentieth Century\nPart Two: Top Incomes and Redistribution in France in the Twentieth Century\nIncome Tax Legislation from 1914 to 1998\nWho Paid What?\nPart Three: France and the Kuznets Curve\nWas the “End of the Rentiers” a Tax Illusion?\nHow Does France Compare with Foreign Experiences?\nConclusion: Top Incomes in France at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century\nAppendix A: The Raw Statistical Tables Compiled by the Tax Administration from Income Tax Returns (1915–1998 Tax Years)\nAppendix B: Methodology and Results of Estimates Based on Income Tax Return Statistics (1915–1998 Tax Years)\nAppendix C: Complementary Data on Income Tax Legislation\nAppendix D: Raw Data, Methodology, and Results of Estimates Based on Statistics from Employer Wage Declarations (1919–1938, 1947, and 1950–1998 Wages)\nAppendix E: Estimating Consistent Series for the Blue-Collar Wage and the Average Wage over the Long Run (1900–1998)\nAppendix F: Consumption Price Indexes (1900–1998)\nAppendix G: Methodology and Results of the Estimates Based on the National Accounts Series (1900–1998)\nAppendix H: Population, Households, and Socioprofessional Structure, 1900–1998\nAppendix I: Estimates of the Income Distribution in Twentieth-Century France\nAppendix J: Raw Data, Methodology, and Results of Estimates Based on the Statistics Derived from Bequest Declarations (1902–1994 Bequests)\nAppendix K: Raw Data, Methodology, and Estimates Based on Statistics on the Distribution of Parisian Rents (1889, 1901, and 1911 rents)\nNotes\nWorks Cited\nContents in Detail\nTables and Illustrations\nIndex