Archives for April 2011

Growing Unequal: Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries
Apr 04, 2011 | Books

Read abstract This landmark study on inequality and poverty, which covers all 30 OECD countries, includes chapters on the main features and drivers of inequality, characteristics of poverty, and additional dimensions of inequality — such as intergenerational mobility, the impact of publicly-provided services, and the distribution of household wealth. The report draws heavily on the […]
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Rich Democracies, Poor People: How Politics Explain Poverty
Apr 04, 2011 | Books

Read abstract Poverty is not simply the result of an individual’s characteristics, behaviors or abilities. Rather, as David Brady demonstrates, poverty is the result of politics. In Rich Democracies, Poor People, Brady investigates why poverty is so entrenched in some affluent democracies whereas it is a solvable problem in others. Drawing on over thirty years […]
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Poor Women in Rich Countries: The Feminization of Poverty Over the Life Course
Apr 04, 2011 | Books

Read abstract The first book to study women’s poverty over the life course, this wide-ranging collection focuses on the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women–while also considering partnered women and immigrants–in eight wealthy but diverse countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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