Fighting poverty in the US and Europe : a world of difference /

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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...

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Alesina
Weitere Verfasser:
Glaeser, Edward L., Alberṭo
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Zusammenfassung:
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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1 online resource (263 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-234) and indexes.
ISBN:
0-19-928610-8
9786610755059
0-19-153314-9
1-4294-2184-3
1-280-75505-9
Schlagworte:
Poverty > Europe.
Poverty > United States.
Poverty > Government policy > Europe.
Poverty > Government policy > United States.
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Política governamental
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