The Geography of Poverty in the United States

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<p> <p id="x-x-dnn_ctr936_ProductView_keynoteP"> Leading scholars examine the conflicting paradigms of affluence and destitution in the United States&mdash;as well as other free societies&mdash;and discuss the influence of education, race, and status on economic mobility. <p id="x-x-dnn_ctr936_ProductView_narrativeP"> While recent catastrophic events in New Orleans and Haiti may have magnified issues of social inequity, leaders have debated over poverty and discrimination for decades. Are the poor disadvantaged by the institutions of society or by the choices they make? Through two insightful volumes, the author examines differing academic and political perspectives to help shed light on the causes of poverty and inequality; the role that gender, race, age, or sexual preference plays in determining opportunity; and the effectiveness of current social and economic policies in balancing the inequity among disparate groups. </p> <p> <em> The Economics of Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination in the 21st Century </em> consists of 2 volumes containing 32 papers divided into 5 categories: measurement, inequality and mobility, institutions and choices, demographic groups and discrimination, and policy. The papers&mdash;written by economists, sociologists, philosophers and lawyers&mdash;deal with the extent of inequality in the United States and how it compares to other countries, and the newly emerging evidence on the relationship between inequality and mobility within a society. </p> </p></p>
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Economics of Inequality, Poverty, and Discrimination in the 21st Century
Subtitle of host publicationVolumes 1-2
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Pages57-75
Number of pages19
Volume1
ISBN (Electronic)9780313396922
ISBN (Print)9780313396915
StatePublished - Jan 1 2013

Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Social Sciences

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