The Idea of Poverty
Title | The Idea of Poverty PDF eBook |
Author | Gertrude Himmelfarb |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 610 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The Idea of Poverty
Title | The Idea of Poverty PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Spicker |
Publisher | Policy Press |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2007-01-10 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1861348886 |
Paul Spicker examines views about what poverty is and what should be done about it. 'Poverty' means many different things to different people - for example, lack of money or dependency on benefits. Here, he makes an argument for a participative, inclusive understanding of the term.
The Other America
Title | The Other America PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Harrington |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 1997-08 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 068482678X |
Examines the economic underworld of migrant farm workers, the aged, minority groups, and other economically underprivileged groups.
The Economics of Poverty
Title | The Economics of Poverty PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Ravallion |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 737 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0190212772 |
"An overview of the economic development of and policies intended to combat poverty around the world"--Provided by publisher.
Creating a World Without Poverty
Title | Creating a World Without Poverty PDF eBook |
Author | Muhammad Yunus |
Publisher | Public Affairs |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2009-01-06 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1586486675 |
The author describes his vision for an innovative business model that would combine the power of free markets with a quest for a more humane, egalitarian world that could help alleviate world poverty, inequality, and other social problems.
The Idea of Poverty
Title | The Idea of Poverty PDF eBook |
Author | Gertrude Himmelfarb |
Publisher | |
Pages | 595 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | England. Sociala förhållanden [1750-1870] |
ISBN | 9780571131778 |
Poverty Traps
Title | Poverty Traps PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Bowles |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 251 |
Release | 2016-05-31 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0691170932 |
Much popular belief--and public policy--rests on the idea that those born into poverty have it in their power to escape. But the persistence of poverty and ever-growing economic inequality around the world have led many economists to seriously question the model of individual economic self-determination when it comes to the poor. In Poverty Traps, Samuel Bowles, Steven Durlauf, Karla Hoff, and the book's other contributors argue that there are many conditions that may trap individuals, groups, and whole economies in intractable poverty. For the first time the editors have brought together the perspectives of economics, economic history, and sociology to assess what we know--and don't know--about such traps. Among the sources of the poverty of nations, the authors assign a primary role to social and political institutions, ranging from corruption to seemingly benign social customs such as kin systems. Many of the institutions that keep nations poor have deep roots in colonial history and persist long after their initial causes are gone. Neighborhood effects--influences such as networks, role models, and aspirations--can create hard-to-escape pockets of poverty even in rich countries. Similar individuals in dissimilar socioeconomic environments develop different preferences and beliefs that can transmit poverty or affluence from generation to generation. The book presents evidence of harmful neighborhood effects and discusses policies to overcome them, with attention to the uncertainty that exists in evaluating such policies.