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Poverty Traps /

Much popular belief--and public policy--rests on the idea that those born into poverty have it in their power to escape. But the persistence of poverty and ever-growing economic inequality around the world have led many economists to seriously question the model of individual economic self-determina...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Russell Sage Foundation
Otros Autores: Hoff, Karla, 1953- (Editor ), Durlauf, Steven N. (Editor ), Bowles, Samuel (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Much popular belief--and public policy--rests on the idea that those born into poverty have it in their power to escape. But the persistence of poverty and ever-growing economic inequality around the world have led many economists to seriously question the model of individual economic self-determination when it comes to the poor. In Poverty Traps, Samuel Bowles, Steven Durlauf, Karla Hoff, and the book's other contributors argue that there are many conditions that may trap individuals, groups, and whole economies in intractable poverty. For the first time the editors have brought tog.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400841295