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Fighting Poverty in the US and Europe:

A World of Difference
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OUP Oxford, 2004 - Political Science - 250 pages
As events highlight deep divisions in attitudes between America and Europe, this is a very timely study of different approaches to the problems of domestic inequality and poverty. Based on careful and systematic analysis of national data, the authors describe just how much the two continents differ in their level of State engagement in the redistribution of income. Discussing various possible economic explanations for the difference, they cover different levels of pre-tax income, openness, and social mobility; they survey politico-historical differences such as the varying physical size of nations, their electoral and legal systems, and the character of their political parties, as well as their experiences of war; and they examine sociological explanations, which include different attitudes to the poor and notions of social responsibility. Most importantly, they address attitudes to race, calculating that attitudes to race explain half the observed difference in levels of public redistribution of income. This important and provocative analysis will captivate academic and serious lay readers in economics and welfare systems.

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3.5 stars. Clear arguments, plenty of supporting evidence, and an interesting thesis. The historical and political arguments are a bit hard to take seriously, since they are outside of the authors ... Read full review

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User Review  - John - Goodreads

a couple economists discover political science & forget to cite them. weak empirics. might be a useful starting place for an undergrad class. Read full review

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About the author (2004)

Alberto Alesina is Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy and currently Chairman of the Department of Economics at Harvard University, and has been Visiting Professor at IGIER-Bocconi and MIT. He is a Research Associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research and for the Centrefor Economic Policy Research. He is Co-editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and in addition to his many books and papers he has published columns in the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal Europe, Le Monde, Il Sole 24 Ore, La Stampa, Frankfurter Zeitung, and Handelsblatt, and manyother newspapers nationwide. Edward L. Glaeser is a Professor of Economics at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1992. He teaches urban and social economics and microeconomic theory, and has published dozens of papers on cities, economic growth, and law and economics. He is a FacultyResearch Fellow for the National Bureau of Economic Research, and has also been a consultant for numerous international international institutions.

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TitleFighting Poverty in the US and Europe: A World of Difference
The Rodolfo De Benedetti Lecture Series
AuthorsAlberto Alesina, Edward Edward Ludwig Glaeser
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherOUP Oxford, 2004
ISBN0199286108, 9780199286102
Length250 pages
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Business & Economics / Economics / Comparative
Political Science / Comparative Politics
Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
Social Science / Human Services
Social Science / Poverty & Homelessness
  
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