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In this chapter, Miles Corak provides a useful overview of the state of knowledge on the issue of child poverty and … underlying causes and effects. Corak finds that, except for those families who are very well off and able to transfer wealth to … and it may be that the best argument for reducing child poverty and related programs is based on the actual and present …
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has in fact been the reduction of poverty among senior citizens. According to Osberg, the poverty rate, defined with the … poverty line measured as one-half median equivalent income after taxes and transfers, for households headed by a person 65 or … over fell from 28.4 per cent in 1973 to 5.4 per cent in 1997, while the poverty gap or income shortfall below the poverty …
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This paper develops an Index of Economic Well-being (IEWB) for the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, Norway and Sweden for the period 1980 to 2001 which recognizes four components: Current effective per capita consumption flows; Net societal accumulation of stocks of...
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-human wealth and 2) an even more institutional theory of distribution demonstrating how the aforementioned institutions malignantly … was not a Ricardian when he penned his theories of wealth and distribution. They are based on a triple foundation. First …, a belief that economics is a moral discipline. Second a theory of custom-driven human behavior. Third, an empirically …
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We are used to thinking about inequality within countries--about rich Americans versus poor Americans, for instance. But what about inequality between all citizens of the world? <i>Worlds Apart</i> addresses just how to measure global inequality among individuals, and shows that inequality is shaped by...
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The present situation, in which poor nations are becoming richer and rich nations poorer, gives credence to the idea that the former phenomenon is responsible for the latter. The great fear of many in the West is that trade with India, China, or the former Soviet Union will cause a collapse of...
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What is the 99% and why does it exist? In this paper an attempt is made to explain why socio-economic unrest remains a modern problem. An effort has to be made to understand the origins of strife in systemic design of modern economics. Without this knowledge it may not be possible to fix the...
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point we make two contributions. First we quantify the phenomena of poverty, richness, and inequality in housing comfort … significant rates of poverty (12.41%) and richness (22.03%). The evidence sustains that the differences between households derive …
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Nelson Mandela said, “During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against White domination, and I have fought against Black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony...
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