Taxing the Poor: Doing Damage to the Truly Disadvantaged
Author:   Katherine S. Newman ,  Rourke O'Brien
Publisher:   University of California Press
Volume:   7
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9780520269675


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   27 February 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Katherine S. Newman ,  Rourke O'Brien
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Volume:   7
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780520269675


ISBN 10:   0520269675
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   27 February 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Evolution of Southern Tax Structures 2. Barriers to Change: Inertia, Supermajorities, and Constitutional Amendments 3. The Geography of Poverty 4. Tax Traps and Regional Poverty Regimes 5. The Bottom Line Conclusion: Are We Our Brothers' Keepers? Appendix I. How Many Lags of X? by Scott M. Lynch Appendix II. Tables Notes Index

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Impressive ... straightforward, compelling, and well-documented... This is an important book-for lots of reasons. -- Daniel T. Lichter, Cornell University American Jrnl Of Sociology Recommended. -- R.S. Rycroft Choice


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Impressive ... straightforward, compelling, and well-documented... This is an important book-for lots of reasons. -- Daniel T. Lichter, Cornell University American Jrnl Of Sociology 20130415 Recommended. -- R.S. Rycroft Choice 20110902


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Katherine S. Newman is James B. Knapp Dean of the Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. Among her many books are Falling From Grace, No Shame in My Game, Rampage and The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America. Rourke L. O'Brien is a graduate student in sociology and social policy at Princeton University and a non-resident fellow of the New America Foundation.

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