The persistence of poverty : why the economics of the well-off can't help the poor /

Why hasn't the poverty rate fallen in four decades, despite society's massive and varied efforts? The notable philosopher Charles Karelis contends that conventional explanations of poverty rest on a mistake. And so do the antipoverty policies they generate. This book proposes a new explana...

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Main Author:	Karelis, Charles
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007.
Subjects:	Poverty > Psychological aspects. Marginal utility. Poor > Government policy > United States. Public welfare > United States. Human behavior > Economic aspects. Pauvreté > Aspect psychologique. Utilité marginale. Pauvres > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis. Comportement humain > Aspect économique. Human behavior > Economic aspects Marginal utility Poor > Government policy Poverty > Psychological aspects Public welfare Armut Sozialphilosophie Sozialpolitik Wirtschaftstheorie poverty. wellbeing. philosophical aspect. welfare economics. definition. basic needs. educational opportunity. employment opportunity. illegal practice. alcoholism. pauvreté bien-être. aspect philosophique. économie de bien-être. définition. besoins essentiels. possibilités d'éducation. possibilités d'emploi. pratique illégale. alcoolisme. pobreza. bienestar. aspecto filosófico. economía del bienestar. definición. necesidades esenciales. oportunidades de educación. oportunidades de empleo. práctica ilegal. alcoholismo. United States USA USA. Etats-Unis. Estados Unidos.

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