Fighting Poverty in the US and Europe : A World of Difference
Alberto. Alesina
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Oxford : : Oxford University Press, UK, , 2004.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (263 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. Introduction; 2. Redistribution in the United States and Europe: The Data; 3. Economic Explanations; 4. Political Institutions and Redistribution; 5. The Origin of Political Institutions; 6. Race and Redistribution; 7. The Ideology of Redistribution; 8. Conclusions; References; Index. - In this this timely study of the different approaches of America and Europe to the problems of domestic inequality and poverty, the authors describe just how different the two continents are in the level of State engagement in the redistribution of income. They discuss various possible economic and sociological explanations for the difference, including different attitudes to the poor, notions of social responsibility, and attitudes to race. - ;As events highlight deep divisions in attitudes between America and Europe, this is a very timely study of different approaches to the problems of dome
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| Emner | Poverty -- Europe.
Poverty -- Government policy -- Europe. Poverty -- Government policy -- United States. Poverty -- United States. fattigdom fattigdomsbekjempelse usa europa inntektsfordeling fordelingspolitikk |
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| ISBN | 0199267669
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