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Illusions of prosperity Illusions of prosperity Joel Blau "In Illusions of Prosperity, Blau launches a far-reaching assault on the idea that "the market" knows best. Blau writes that while the share of the national income held by the bottom four-fifths of t… OL1927051W
Poverty and income distribution in Latin America Poverty and income distribution in Latin America George Psacharopoulos "Highly empirical analysis documents increase in poverty and worsening of income distribution during 1980s. Demonstrates that low levels of education increase incidence of poverty and income inequali… OL19557375W
Economic policy & equity Economic policy & equity Sanjeev Gupta,Vito Tanzi,Ke-young Chu This book brings together the views not only of policymakers and academics but also of religious leaders and labor leaders from around the world- including the 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Amart… OL20607305W
Poverty, inequality, and the future of social policy Poverty, inequality, and the future of social policy Wilson, William J.,Roger Lawson,Katherine McFate During the prosperous 1980s, increased unemployment and widening income inequality throughout the Western world raised the paradoxical specter of a new and acute form of poverty in advanced economies… OL20615354W
The New Geography of Global Income Inequality The New Geography of Global Income Inequality Glenn Firebaugh "The surprising finding of this book is that, contrary to conventional wisdom, global income inequality is decreasing. Critics of globalization and others maintain that the spread of consumer capital… OL3297491W