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Author:   Philip N. Jefferson
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 25.10cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 18.30cm
Weight:   1.520kg
ISBN:  

9780195393781

ISBN 10:   0195393783
Pages:   864
Publication Date:   29 November 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Contributors Introduction and Overview Philip N. Jefferson Part I. Poverty in the 21st Century Chapter 1. The Alleviation of Poverty: How Far Have We Come? Robert D. Plotnick Chapter 2. Consumption and Income Poverty in the U.S. Bruce D. Meyer and James X. Sullivan Chapter 3. Poverty Lines across the World Martin Ravallion Chapter 4. Theories of Poverty: Traditional Explanations and New Directions Christopher K. Johnson and Patrick L. Mason Part II. Labor Market Factors Chapter 5. Poverty and the Labor Market Kevin Lang Chapter 6. Employment in Black Urban Labor Markets: Problems and Solutions Judith K. Hellerstein and David Neumark Chapter 7. Low-Skilled Immigrants and the U.S. Labor Market Brian Duncan and Stephen J. Trejo Chapter 8. Poverty and Low Earnings in the Developing World Gary S. Fields Part III. Poverty Policy Chapter 9. Anti-Poverty Programs for Poor Children and Families Janet Currie Chapter 10. Education and the Poor Lisa Barrow and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach Chapter 11. Poverty, Health, and Healthcare Darrell J. Gaskin and Eric T. Roberts Chapter 12. Geographical Price Variation, Housing Assistance, and Poverty Dirk W. Early and Edgar O. Olsen Part IV. Poverty Dynamics Chapter 13. Distributions in Motion: Economic Growth, Inequality, and Poverty Dynamics Francisco H.G. Ferreira Chapter 14. Is Poverty Incompatible with Asset Accumulation? Signe-Mary McKernan, Caroline Ratcliffe, and Trina Williams Shanks Chapter 15. Poverty Transitions Ann Huff Stevens Chapter 16. Macroeconomic Fluctuations and Poverty Philip N. Jefferson and Kunhee Kim Part V. Dimensions of Poverty Chapter 17. Obesity, Poverty, and the Ability to Pay for Calories Susan L. Averett Chapter 18. Environmental Justice: Do Poor and Minority Populations Face More Hazards? Wayne B. Gray, Ronald J. Shadbegian, and Ann Wolverton Chapter 19. Female Trust in Government and Gender Income Inequality in Sub- Saharan Africa Juliet U. Elu and Gregory N. Price Chapter 20. Crime, Incarceration, and Poverty Steven Raphael Chapter 21. Payday Lending: New Research and the Big Question John P. Caskey Part VI. Trends and Issues in Anti-Poverty Policy Chapter 22. An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States Yonatan Ben-Shalom, Robert Moffitt, and John Karl Scholz Chapter 23. Are Economists in Over Their Heads? Kevin S. O'Neil and Marta Tienda Chapter 24. Anti-Poverty Policy: The Role of Individualist and Structural Perspectives William A. Darity, Jr., Mary Lopez, Olugbenga Ajilore, and Leslie Wallace Chapter 25. A New Statistic: The U.S. Census Bureau's Supplemental Poverty Measure Philip N. Jefferson Index

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This timely handbook on the economics of poverty revisits traditional economic theory of poverty and at the same time offers contemporary analysis of various aspects of poverty. Overall, an excellent resource for graduate-level students in economics and public policy as well as faculty and public policy practitioners in relevant fields. Highly recommended. --CHOICE This Oxford Handbook provides a useful collection of 25 papers on different issues related to poverty in the United States. The volume is particularly strong on issues related to poverty definitions and transfer programs. Overall, the book will provide a useful reference for both undergraduate and graduate classes on poverty trends and policies in the United States. Poverty researchers will also find this book useful as well, particularly in areas where the book provides unusual coverage (e.g., payday lending) or especially authoritative reviews of the literature on poverty definitions and transfer effects. --Journal of Regional Science

<br> This timely handbook on the economics of poverty revisits traditional economic theory of poverty and at the same time offers contemporary analysis of various aspects of poverty. Overall, an excellent resource for graduate-level students in economics and public policy as well as faculty and public policy practitioners in relevant fields. Highly recommended. --CHOICE<p><br>

Author Information

Philip N. Jefferson is a professor of economics at Swarthmore College. His research has appeared in several journals and has been funded by grants from the National Science Foundation. He has taught at Columbia University and the University of Virginia and has worked as an economist for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Jefferson has held visiting appointments at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the University of California at Berkeley, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He is a past president of the National Economic Association. He has also served as a director of the Eastern Economic Association.

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