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What We Know About Neighbourhood Change: A literature review

Lupton, Ruth; Power, Anne T. - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004

This report was jointly commissioned by the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (NRU) in the Office ofthe Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) and the Economic and Social Research Council. It containsboth full and summary reports of a literature review of neighbourhood change, undertaken withthe primary aim of...

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A simple model of inequality, occupational choice, and development

Ghatak, Maitreesh; Jiang, Neville Nien-Huei - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2001

We analyze a simple and tractable model of occupational choice in the presence of credit marketimperfections. We examine the effect of parameters governing technology and transaction costs, andhistory, in terms of the initial wealth distribution, in determining the long-term wealth...

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Poverty and Inequality and Social Policy in China

Li, Bingqin; Piachaud, David - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004

Despite prolonged economic growth, poverty has become a more notable andnoted feature of Chinese society. The paper … socialpolicies are described and the effects on poverty and inequality are examined.The limitations of a social policy that is … approach is analysed and its potential to reduce poverty andinequality are considered.[...] …

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Developing Family Development Accounts in Taipei:Policy Innovation from Income to Assets

Cheng, Li-Chen - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2004

In July 2000, the Taipei City Government launched an anti-poverty program,Taipei Family Development Accounts, which …

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