The persistence of poverty : why the economics of the well-off can't help the poor / Charles Karelis.
By: Karelis, Charles.
Material type: TextPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2007Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index.Description: xvii, 190 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780300120905 (alk. paper); 0300120907 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Poverty -- Psychological aspects | Marginal utilityDDC classification: 339.4/6 Online resources: Table of contents | Contributor biographical information | Publisher descriptionItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 339.46 K145 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003364213 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index.
What poverty is -- Behavioral factors in poverty -- Some theories -- A closer look at the inefficiency argument -- Appendix. Using indifference curves to identify utility-maximizing allocations -- A new way to rationalize the conduct that prolongs and worsens poverty -- Appendix. Further exploration through graphical analysis -- Responses to challenges and questions -- Appendix. The case of Alfred Marshall -- Policy: what should we do differently if we believe that marginal utility is increasing amid scarcity? -- Economic justice reconsidered.
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