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Feminist explanations for the feminization of poverty
Pressman, Steven - 2003
It is well known that women are much more likely to be poor than men. This is true in the US and in most developed nations. But the causes of this phenomenon remain a matter of dispute. This paper looks at two feminist explanations for the feminization of poverty. First, there is the issue of...
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The middle class in less developed american nations
Pressman, Steven - 2010
be Brazil and Mexico, where employment appears to increase the size of the middle class. …
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Income inequality and redistribution in post-industrial democracies: Demographic, economic, and political determinants
Huber, Evelyne; Stephens, John D. - 2013
density, deindustrialization, unemployment, employment levels, and education spending. The main determinants of redistribution … are (in order of magnitude) left government, family structure, welfare state generosity, unemployment, and employment …
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The State and Poverty Alleviation in Advanced Capitalist Democracies
Moller, Stephanie; Bradley, David; Huber, Evelyne; … - 2001
We analyze the impact of the state on the incidence of poverty in the working-age population of 14 advanced capitalist democracies between 1970 and 1997 using an unbalanced panel design. We utilize poverty measures based on micro-level data from the Luxembourg Income Study in conjunction with...
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