The Social Economics of Poverty

The Social Economics of Poverty
Author: Christopher Brendan Barrett
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780415700887

A unique analysis of the moral and social dimensions of microeconomic behaviour in developing countries, this book calls into question standard notions of rationality and many of the assumptions of neo-classical economics, and shows how these are inappropriate in communities with widespread disparity in incomes. This book will prove to be essential for students studying development economics.

The Economics of Poverty Traps

The Economics of Poverty Traps
Author: Christopher B. Barrett
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2018-12-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 022657430X

What circumstances or behaviors turn poverty into a cycle that perpetuates across generations? The answer to this question carries especially important implications for the design and evaluation of policies and projects intended to reduce poverty. Yet a major challenge analysts and policymakers face in understanding poverty traps is the sheer number of mechanisms—not just financial, but also environmental, physical, and psychological—that may contribute to the persistence of poverty all over the world. The research in this volume explores the hypothesis that poverty is self-reinforcing because the equilibrium behaviors of the poor perpetuate low standards of living. Contributions explore the dynamic, complex processes by which households accumulate assets and increase their productivity and earnings potential, as well as the conditions under which some individuals, groups, and economies struggle to escape poverty. Investigating the full range of phenomena that combine to generate poverty traps—gleaned from behavioral, health, and resource economics as well as the sociology, psychology, and environmental literatures—chapters in this volume also present new evidence that highlights both the insights and the limits of a poverty trap lens. The framework introduced in this volume provides a robust platform for studying well-being dynamics in developing economies.

The Economics of Poverty

The Economics of Poverty
Author: Martin Ravallion
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total 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.

The Economics of Poverty and Discrimination

The Economics of Poverty and Discrimination
Author: Bradley R. Schiller
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1972
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Interdisciplinary research study of the nature and causes of poverty and discrimination in the USA in the perspective of government policies for their elimination - considers the social policy and employment policy implications of certain labour market trends and population forces, and discusses various public policies such as incomes policies, equal opportunity policies, educational policies, etc. References.

The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Poverty

The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Poverty
Author: Philip N. Jefferson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 864
Release: 2012-11-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0195393783

This Handbook examines poverty measurement, anti-poverty policy and programs, and poverty theory from the perspective of economics. It is written in a highly accessible style that encourages critical thinking about poverty. What's known about the sources of poverty and its alleviation are summarized and conventional thinking about poverty is challenged.

Poor Economics

Poor Economics
Author: Abhijit V. Banerjee
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2012-03-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1610391608

The winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics upend the most common assumptions about how economics works in this gripping and disruptive portrait of how poor people actually live. Why do the poor borrow to save? Why do they miss out on free life-saving immunizations, but pay for unnecessary drugs? In Poor Economics, Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, two award-winning MIT professors, answer these questions based on years of field research from around the world. Called "marvelous, rewarding" by the Wall Street Journal, the book offers a radical rethinking of the economics of poverty and an intimate view of life on 99 cents a day. Poor Economics shows that creating a world without poverty begins with understanding the daily decisions facing the poor.

The Economics of Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination in the 21st Century

The Economics of Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination in the 21st Century
Author: Robert S. Rycroft
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2013-03-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

Leading scholars examine the conflicting paradigms of affluence and destitution in the United States—as well as other free societies—and discuss the influence of education, race, and status on economic mobility. While recent catastrophic events in New Orleans and Haiti may have magnified issues of social inequity, leaders have debated over poverty and discrimination for decades. Are the poor disadvantaged by the institutions of society or by the choices they make? Through two insightful volumes, the author examines differing academic and political perspectives to help shed light on the causes of poverty and inequality; the role that gender, race, age, or sexual preference plays in determining opportunity; and the effectiveness of current social and economic policies in balancing the inequity among disparate groups. The Economics of Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination in the 21st Century consists of 2 volumes containing 32 papers divided into 5 categories: measurement, inequality and mobility, institutions and choices, demographic groups and discrimination, and policy. The papers—written by economists, sociologists, philosophers and lawyers—deal with the extent of inequality in the United States and how it compares to other countries, and the newly emerging evidence on the relationship between inequality and mobility within a society.

Poverty and Inequality

Poverty and Inequality
Author: David B. Grusky
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2006
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780804748438

This is a collection of essays from leading public intellectuals that identifies major conceptual problems in the analysis of poverty and inequality and advances strategies for reducing poverty and inequality that are consistent with these new conceptual and methodological approaches.

The Role of Social Capital in Development

The Role of Social Capital in Development
Author: Christiaan Grootaert
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2002-08-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1139438026

Previously the role of social capital - defined as the institutions and networks of relationships between people, and the associated norms and values - in programs of poverty alleviation and development has risen to considerable prominence. Although development practitioners have long suspected that social capital does affect the efficiency and quality of most development processes, this book provides the rigorous empirical results needed to confirm that impression and translate it into effective and informed policymaking. It is based on a large volume of collected data, relying equally on quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to establish approaches for measuring social capital and its impact. The book documents the pervasive role of social capital in accelerating poverty alleviation and rural development, facilitating the provision of goods and services, and easing political transition and recovery from civil conflicts.