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The heterogeneity link of the welfare state and redistribution : ethnic heterogeneity, welfare state policies, poverty, and inequality in high income countries /

This book situates ethnic heterogeneity in the larger discussion of the welfare state and its redistributive outcomes, poverty and inequality. By using comprehensive, longitudinal data covering 1980 to 2010 from 17 high income countries, this analysis helps achieve a major milestone in comparative w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wagle, Udaya (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham ; New York : Springer, [2013]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book situates ethnic heterogeneity in the larger discussion of the welfare state and its redistributive outcomes, poverty and inequality. By using comprehensive, longitudinal data covering 1980 to 2010 from 17 high income countries, this analysis helps achieve a major milestone in comparative welfare state research both conceptually and methodologically. Conceptually, it elevates the relevance of growing ethnic heterogeneity in thinking about how politics and economics of the welfare state operate, collectively impacting the magnitudes of poverty and inequality. Methodologically, the anal.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (313 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9783319028156
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