Download or read book Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective written by James B. Davies and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-11-13 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume looks beyond the distribution of income by examining the assets, debts, and net worth of individuals and households to create a global picture of wealth, its distribution and concentration. Unlike previous studies, this study includes material on a number of transition and developing countries as well as high income OECD countries.