We develop a theoretical framework to study the psychology of poverty and 'aspirations failure'. In our framework, the … imposed by poverty exacerbates the effects of this behavioral bias: the poor are more susceptible to both an aspirations … failure and pessimism about the likelihood of achieving success. Poverty limits the set of people whose life experiences the …

We develop a theoretical framework to study the psychology of poverty and 'aspirations failure'. In our framework, the … imposed by poverty exacerbates the effects of this behavioral bias: the poor are more susceptible to both an aspirations … failure and pessimism about the likelihood of achieving success. Poverty limits the set of people whose life experiences the …

Although empowerment is seen as intrinsically important and instrumentally valuable to escape poverty, there is very …

emerge specifically around the issue of poverty, in particularly poverty as defined by lack. However, if poverty is a product …, then social movements are necessarily relevant to the existing status of poverty and the likelihood that it may change. …

Although poverty among Swiss farm families is not a new issue, talking about it might still be considered as a taboo … sheds light on how members of seven farm families of the Swiss German part, who live in poverty or precarious situations …, perceive their situation and how they position themselves with regard to poverty. The paper suggests that the predominant …

contract of employment, receiving hourly wages lower than the national hourly minimum wages, and experiencing insults and … and verbal abuse reveals itself when workers do not have a contract of employment and vice versa. Immigrant workers … promote written employment contracts and ensure a mechanism for workers to register violations of fair practices. …

contract of employment, receiving hourly wages lower than the national hourly minimum wages, and experiencing insults and … and verbal abuse reveals itself when workers do not have a contract of employment and vice versa. Immigrant workers … promote written employment contracts and ensure a mechanism for workers to register violations of fair practices. …