Money Matters : Income, Wealth and Financial Welfare Book

Introduction - Gillian Parker and Robert Walker PART ONE: FINANCIAL NEEDS AND COSTS The Cost of Household Formation - Robert Walker The Costs of Child Rearing - Deborah Mitchell and Ken Cooke The Costs of Ageing and Retirement - Robert Walker and Sandra Hutton The Costs of Disability - Caroline Glendinning and Sally Baldwin The Costs of Unemployment - Ken Cooke The Costs of Marital Breakdown - Jane Millar PART TWO: FINANCIAL RESOURCES Wages and Salaries - Chris Pond and Robin Smail Non Wage Benefits from Employment - Robin Smail New Patterns of Wealth - Stuart Lowe The Growth of Owner Occupation Welfare Benefits - Jonathan Bradshaw Credit - Gillian Parker PART THREE: MAKING ENDS MEET Earning, Sharing, Spending - Jan Pahl Married Couples and their Money Indebtedness - Gillian Parker PART FOUR: THE DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL WELFARE Income Distribution over the Life Cycle - Michael O'Higgins, Jonathan Bradshaw and Robert Walker