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 Info | Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, |
| Description | xii, 185 p. ; 24cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-180) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005022563 |
| ISBN | 080474842X (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0804748438 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |