ABSTRACT
A few years ago, in a paper entitled “The changing distribution of incomes in Dutch cities: myth and reality” (Musterd and Ostendorf 1998) we analyzed the development of segregation within the city of Amsterdam and – in a second phase – also analyzed the segregation between Amsterdam and the remaining part of the metropolitan area. We dealt with several dimensions of segregation. Among our findings:
Segregation with respect to income is lower than with respect to ethnicity and even with respect to age; this holds true within Amsterdam as well as between Amsterdam and the remaining part of the metropolitan area;
Segregation with respect to income is not really increasing, while segregation with respect to ethnicity and type of household appeared to be becoming more pronounced between Amsterdam and the remaining part of the metropolitan area.
