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The oxford handbook of the social science of poverty / edited by David Brady and Linda M. Burton.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York: Oxford University Press, 2019Description: xiv, 915 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780190947361 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.569 BRA 23 014067
Contents:
Foreword: Those left behind / Carol Stack -- Concepts, Theories, and Orienting Questions. Poverty measurement / Timothy M. Smeeding -- Structural violence, poverty and social suffering / Barbara Rylko-Bauer and Paul Farmer -- Capability deprivation / Rod Hick and Tania Burchardt -- Ideologies and beliefs about poverty / Matthew O. Hunt and Heather E. Bullock -- How politics and institutions shape poverty and inequality / David Brady, Agnes Blome and Hanna Kleider -- Linking poverty and children's development : concepts, models and debates / Vonnie C. McLoyd, Rosanne M. Jocson, and Abigail B. Williams -- Classic Debates. Poverty knowledge and the history of poverty research / Alice O'Connor -- The discourse of deservingness : morality and the dilemmas of poverty relief in debate and practice / Celeste Watkins-Hayes and Elyse Kovalsky -- Gender and poverty / Janet C. Gornick and Natascia Boeri -- Life, death, and resurrections : the culture and poverty perspective / Jessi Streib, SaunJuhi Verma, Whitney Welsh, and Linda M. Burton -- The historical origins of poverty in developing countries / Sambit Bhattacharyya -- The dynamics of poverty / Anirudh Krishna -- Place and Context. People and places left behind : rural poverty in the new century / Daniel T. Lichter and Kai A. Schafft -- Poor neighborhoods in the metropolis / Mary Pattillo and John N. Robinson III -- Segregation and the perpetuation of disadvantage / Doug S. Massey -- Urban poverty, race and space / William Julius Wilson -- Causes and the Reproduction of Poverty. Single and cohabiting parents and poverty / Christina M. Gibson-Davis -- Job-finding among the poor : do social ties matter? / Sandra Susan Smith -- Education / Emily Hannum and Yu Xie -- Employment and the working poor / Jérôme Gautié and Sophie Ponthieux -- Great escapes and great divergences : growth, poverty and income inequality on a global scale / Robert H. Wade -- Intergenerational mobility / Liana Fox, Florencia Torche, and Jane Waldfogel -- Economic performance, poverty and inequality in rich countries / David Brady and Markus Jäntti -- Consequences. Material deprivation and consumption / Basak Kus, Brian Nolan, and Christopher T. Whelan -- Hunger and food insecurity / Christopher B. Barrett and Erin C. Lentz -- Poverty and crime / Patrick Sharkey, Max Besbris, and Michael Friedson -- Poverty and Informal economies / Francois Bonnet and Sudhir Venkatesh -- Social class, poverty and the unequal burden of illness and death / Ronald J. Angel -- Policies, Solutions, and Responses. Aid and global poverty / Simon Feeny and Mark McGillivray -- The welfare states and poverty / Cheol-Sung Lee and In-Hoe Koo -- Social policy, transfers, programs and assistance / Laura Lein, Sandra K. Danziger, H. Luke Shaefer, and Amanda Tillotson -- Poor people's politics / Frances Fox Piven and Lorraine C. Minnite -- Why and when do peasants rebel? : Origins and consequences of rural collective action / Guillermo Trejo -- Unions and poverty / Jake Rosenfeld and Jennifer Laird -- Housing programs / Peter A. Kemp -- Microfinance and financial inclusion / Philip Mader -- Conclusion: Toward a new paradigm for understanding poverty / Mark R. Rank.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword: Those left behind / Carol Stack --
Concepts, Theories, and Orienting Questions. Poverty measurement / Timothy M. Smeeding --
Structural violence, poverty and social suffering / Barbara Rylko-Bauer and Paul Farmer --
Capability deprivation / Rod Hick and Tania Burchardt --
Ideologies and beliefs about poverty / Matthew O. Hunt and Heather E. Bullock --
How politics and institutions shape poverty and inequality / David Brady, Agnes Blome and Hanna Kleider --
Linking poverty and children's development : concepts, models and debates / Vonnie C. McLoyd, Rosanne M. Jocson, and Abigail B. Williams --
Classic Debates. Poverty knowledge and the history of poverty research / Alice O'Connor --
The discourse of deservingness : morality and the dilemmas of poverty relief in debate and practice / Celeste Watkins-Hayes and Elyse Kovalsky --
Gender and poverty / Janet C. Gornick and Natascia Boeri --
Life, death, and resurrections : the culture and poverty perspective / Jessi Streib, SaunJuhi Verma, Whitney Welsh, and Linda M. Burton --
The historical origins of poverty in developing countries / Sambit Bhattacharyya --
The dynamics of poverty / Anirudh Krishna --
Place and Context. People and places left behind : rural poverty in the new century / Daniel T. Lichter and Kai A. Schafft --
Poor neighborhoods in the metropolis / Mary Pattillo and John N. Robinson III --
Segregation and the perpetuation of disadvantage / Doug S. Massey --
Urban poverty, race and space / William Julius Wilson --
Causes and the Reproduction of Poverty. Single and cohabiting parents and poverty / Christina M. Gibson-Davis --
Job-finding among the poor : do social ties matter? / Sandra Susan Smith --
Education / Emily Hannum and Yu Xie --
Employment and the working poor / Jérôme Gautié and Sophie Ponthieux --
Great escapes and great divergences : growth, poverty and income inequality on a global scale / Robert H. Wade --
Intergenerational mobility / Liana Fox, Florencia Torche, and Jane Waldfogel --
Economic performance, poverty and inequality in rich countries / David Brady and Markus Jäntti --
Consequences. Material deprivation and consumption / Basak Kus, Brian Nolan, and Christopher T. Whelan --
Hunger and food insecurity / Christopher B. Barrett and Erin C. Lentz --
Poverty and crime / Patrick Sharkey, Max Besbris, and Michael Friedson --
Poverty and Informal economies / Francois Bonnet and Sudhir Venkatesh --
Social class, poverty and the unequal burden of illness and death / Ronald J. Angel --
Policies, Solutions, and Responses. Aid and global poverty / Simon Feeny and Mark McGillivray --
The welfare states and poverty / Cheol-Sung Lee and In-Hoe Koo --
Social policy, transfers, programs and assistance / Laura Lein, Sandra K. Danziger, H. Luke Shaefer, and Amanda Tillotson --
Poor people's politics / Frances Fox Piven and Lorraine C. Minnite --
Why and when do peasants rebel? : Origins and consequences of rural collective action / Guillermo Trejo --
Unions and poverty / Jake Rosenfeld and Jennifer Laird --
Housing programs / Peter A. Kemp --
Microfinance and financial inclusion / Philip Mader --
Conclusion: Toward a new paradigm for understanding poverty / Mark R. Rank.

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