This paper examines the differences in welfare, as measured by per capita expenditure (PCE), between social groups in rural India across the entire welfare distribution. The paper establishes that the disadvantage suffered by two historically disadvantaged groups - Scheduled Castes (SCs) and...

Bei allen Vorbehalten ein notwendiges, realitätsnahes Buch! Es mag Ernüchterung herrschen über die Ergebnisse der Reformen, an deren Erarbeitung der Mediziner und Professor für Gesundheitsökonomie für die SPD beteiligt war, weil Lobbyisten und Privilegierte ihre Pfründen erhalten konnten....

Invading the tenements -- Stanny's empire on the Bowery -- In America--we only look to make money? -- To love with severity -- The business of godly charity -- Letters of intent -- I feel you have done me great injustice -- My political attitude is making some of our generous friends uneasy --...

"This volume addresses different aspects and areas of inequality in Israel, a country characterized by high levels of economic inequality, poverty, and social diversity. The book expands on the mechanisms that produce and maintain inequality, and the role of state policies in influencing those...