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An edition of Poverty and Discrimination (2007)

Poverty and Discrimination

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Many ideas about poverty and discrimination are nothing more than politically driven assertions unsupported by evidence. And even politically neutral studies that do try to assess evidence are often simply unreliable. In Poverty and Discrimination, economist Kevin Lang cuts through the vast literature on poverty and discrimination to determine what we actually know and how we know it.

Using rigorous statistical analysis and economic thinking to judge what the best research is and which theories match the evidence, this book clears the ground for students, social scientists, and policymakers who want to understand--and help reduce--poverty and discrimination. It evaluates how well antipoverty and antidiscrimination policies and programs have worked--and whether they have sometimes actually made the problems worse. And it provides new insights about the causes of, and possible solutions to, poverty and discrimination.

The book begins by asking, "Who is poor?" and by giving a brief history of poverty and poverty policy in the United States in the twentieth century, including the Welfare Reform Act of 1996. Among the topics covered are the changing definition of poverty, the relation between economic growth and poverty, and the effects of labor markets, education, family composition, and concentrated poverty. The book then evaluates the evidence on racial discrimination in areas such as education, employment, and criminal justice, as well as sex discrimination in the labor market, and assesses the effectiveness of antidiscrimination policies.

Throughout, the book is grounded in the conviction that we must have much better empirical knowledge of poverty and discrimination if we hope to reduce them.

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English
Pages
408

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Poverty and Discrimination
2011, Princeton University Press
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Cover of: Poverty and Discrimination
Poverty and Discrimination
2011, Princeton University Press
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Poverty and Discrimination
January 2, 2007, Princeton University Press
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Library of Congress
HC110.P6L36 2007, HC110.P6 L36 2007

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
408
Dimensions
10 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
Weight
2 pounds

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Open Library
OL9837517M
Internet Archive
povertydiscrimin00lang
ISBN 10
0691119546
ISBN 13
9780691119540
LCCN
2006020888
OCLC/WorldCat
70176902
Library Thing
3018101
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1374424

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