Poverty and inequality

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Grusky, David B. (Author), Kanbur, S. M. Ravi , 1954- (Author), Sen, Amartya Kumar (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press , 2006
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Online Access:Table of contents
Table of 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