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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Corporate Author: Russell Sage Foundation
Other Authors: Bowles, Samuel (Editor), Durlauf, Steven N. (Editor), Hoff, Karla, 1953- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Princeton, N.J. : Russell Sage Foundation ; Princeton University Press, ©2006.
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Online Access:DE-862
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 241 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400841295
1400841291

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