Provides a general framework for a macroeconomic theory of income and wealth distribution. The book examines in particular the laws which regulate the accumulation of inter-generational wealth and life-cycle savings in families or dynasties, both in a deterministic and stochastic context.

Part 1 The modern macro-economic model of income distribution and wealth accumulation-theoretical perspectives: theoretical perspectives; wealth accumulation and income distribution; capital accumulation and long-term economic dynamics; the life-cycle hypothesis in models of income distribution and wealth accumulation. Part 2 An essay on the micro-foundations of the macro-economic model of distribution and accumulation: income distribution, capital accumulation and inter-generational transfers in a discrete time-model; the accumulation of capital in a two-class life-cycle model in continuous time; the dynamic of capital accumulation in a stochastic world; main conclusions and perspectives for further enquiry.