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BL
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847964
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Teichman, Judith A.,1947-
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| Title & Author
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Social forces and states : : poverty and distributional outcomes in South Korea, Chile, and Mexico /\ Judith A. Teichman.
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| Publication Statement
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Stanford, Calif. :: Stanford University Press,, 2012.
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1 online resource (xii, 251 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0804782547
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: 9780804782548
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9780804778251
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9780804778268
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Social forces and history : explaining divergent poverty and distributional outcomes -- South Korea : the historical origins of equitable growth -- Chile : the historical origins of inequality -- Mexico : the historical origins of poverty and inequality -- Social forces, the state, and distributional outcomes -- The 1980s and 1990s : economic and social outcomes diverge -- Social conditions and welfare regimes in the twenty first century.
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With the failure of market reform to generate sustained growth in many countries of the Global South, poverty reduction has become an urgent moral and political issue in the last several decades. In practice, considerable research shows that high levels of inequality are likely to produce high levels of criminal and political violence. On the road to development, states cannot but grapple with the challenges posed by poverty and wealth distribution.Social Forces and States explains the reasons behind distinct distributional and poverty outcomes in three countries: South Kor.
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Equality, Case studies.
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Poverty, Case studies.
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Economic history.
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Equality.
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Poverty.
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Social conditions
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Discrimination Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Minority Studies.
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Chile, Economic conditions.
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Chile, Social conditions.
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Korea (South), Economic conditions.
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Korea (South), Social conditions.
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Mexico, Economic conditions.
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Mexico, Social conditions.
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Chile.
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Korea (South)
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Mexico.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.5/69
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HC79.P6T45 2012eb
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| Added Entry
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Teichman, Judith A.,1947-
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