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BL
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| Record Number
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711788
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b533977
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| Main Entry
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Kenworthy, Lane
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| Title & Author
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Progress for the poor /\ Lane Kenworthy
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2011
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162 pages :: illustrations,; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0199591520
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: 9780199591527
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [131]-154) and index
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| Contents
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Raise the floor -- Growth is good for the poor, if social policy passes it on -- How trickle down can fail: the U.S. case / Lane Kenworthy and Keith Bentele -- Generous social policy reduces material deprivation / Lane Kenworthy, Jessica Epstein, and Daniel Duerr -- Low wages need not mean low incomes -- Targeting may not be so bad -- Public services are an important antipoverty tool -- The tax mix matters less than we thought -- The aim is not spending per se -- Tradeoffs? -- The politics of helping the poor
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| Abstract
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"This book addresses a set of questions at the heart of political economy and public policy: how much does economic growth help the poor? When and why does growth fail to trickle down? How can social policy help? Can a country have a sizeable low-wage sector yet few poor households? Are universal programs better than targeted ones?"--Back cover
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Cost and standard of living-- Government policy
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Economic development-- Social aspects
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Poor-- Government policy
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Social policy
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| Dewey Classification
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362.5/61
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| LC Classification
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HC79.P6K45 2011
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