Poverty and inequality / edited by David B. Grusky and Ravi Kanbur ; essays by Amartya Sen ... [et al.].

Other author Grusky, David B.
Other author Kanbur, S. M. Ravi.
Other author Sen, Amartya, 1933-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,
Descriptionxii, 185 p. ; 24cm.
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Contents Introduction: The conceptual foundations of poverty and inequality measurement / David B. Grusky and Ravi Kanbur -- Conceptualizing and measuring poverty / Amartya Sen -- Poverty and human functioning : capabilities as fundamental entitlements / Martha C. Nussbaum -- From income to endowments : the difficult task of expanding the income poverty paradigm / Franois Bourguignon -- Social theory and the concept "underclass" / William J. Wilson -- Race, class, and markets : social policy in the 21st century / Douglas S. Massey -- Dependency and social debt / Martha A. Fineman.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 165-180) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005022563
ISBN080474842X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0804748438 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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