Fighting poverty in the US and Europe : a world of difference /

The authors describe just how different Europe and America are in the level of State engagement in the redistribution of income. They discuss possible economic and sociological explanations for the difference, including attitudes to the poor, notions of social responsibility, and attitudes to race.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alesina, Alberto
Other Authors: Glaeser, Edward L. (Edward Ludwig), 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Series:Rodolfo Debenedetti lectures.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:The authors describe just how different Europe and America are in the level of State engagement in the redistribution of income. They discuss possible economic and sociological explanations for the difference, including attitudes to the poor, notions of social responsibility, and attitudes to race.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 250 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and indexes.
ISBN:1429421843
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