The economics of poverty and discrimination
By: Bradley R. Schiller.
Edition: 10th ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780131889699
Subjects: Poor -- United States; Poverty -- United States; Discrimination -- United States; Economic assistance, Domestic -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. I. The dimensions of poverty and inequality; title: 1. Views of inequality and poverty; title: The continuing controversy; title: What to do?; title: Too little government assistance?; title: Or too much aid?; title: Equity and efficiency; title: Causes and cures; title: Flawed character; title: Restricted opportunity; title: Big brother; title: Self-interest; title: Policy implications; title: Historical perspectives; title: Inequality; title: Differing explanations; title: Equity versus efficiency; title: Dimensions of well-being; title: Income versus wealth; title: Transitory versus permanent income; title: Life-cycle dynamics; title: Public provisions; title: Social equality; title: Discrimination; title: Poverty : drawing a line; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: 2. Inequality; title: Why inequality matters; title: Costs of inequality; title: Benefits of inequality; title: Equity versus efficiency; title: Inequality of what?; title: Income concepts; title: Unit of observation; title: Trend distortions; title: Alternative yardsticks; title: Between-group averages; title: Income shares; title: The Lorenz curve; title: Gini coefficient; title: Normative versus objective observations; title: Income mobility; title: Stratification versus equality; title: Sources of mobility; title: Mobility patterns; title: The mobility matrix; title: Earnings mobility; title: Income mobility; title: Social inequality; title: Summary; title: Further readings; title: Web links; title: 3. Counting the poor; title: Poverty : drawing a line; title: The absolute approach; title: The relative approach; title: The Fuchs point; title: Whose standard?; title: The official poverty line; title: The concept of minimum needs; title: Monetary measures; title: Hardship indices; title: Poverty thresholds; title: The CEA line; title: The SSA index; title: The official poverty index; title: The number of poor people; title: The official poverty count; title: The poverty rate; title: How poor?; title: Measurement problems; title: Too low a standard?; title: Too high a standard?; title: In-kind income; title: Underreporting; title: Income mobility; title: The uncounted poor; title: Latent poverty; title: Asset poverty; title: The call for revision; title: Characteristics of the poor; title: Age and family status; title: Geography and residence; title: Labor force status; title: Similarities and differences; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: 4. Global poverty and inequality; title: Global poverty thresholds; title: National poverty lines; title: World Bank thresholds; title: Inflation; title: Global poverty counts; title: Social indicators; title: Inequality; title: Gini coefficients; title: Income shares; title: Unequal wealth; title: Land ownership; title: Stock market wealth; title: Status mobility; title: Inequity versus inequality; title: Inequity and development; title: Policy strategies; title: The millennium goal; title: Redistribution; title: Foreign aid; title: Economic growth; title: Institutional reform; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: pt. II. Causes of poverty; title: 5. Labor force participation; title: Income sources; title: Two-parent families; title: Importance of sources; title: Female-headed families; title: Labor force status; title: Participation and poverty; title: The nonparticipants; title: Unemployment; title: The process of economic deterioration; title: Subemployment; title: Discouraged workers; title: Other marginally attached workers; title: Underemployment; title: Subemployment; title: Poverty implications; title: The question of causation; title: Do the poor really try?; title: Macroeconomic forces; title: Poverty impact of cyclical unemployment; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: 6. The working poor; title: Work experience and poverty; title: Weeks of work and hours; title: The working poor; title: How much work?; title: More measurement problems; title: The significance of secondary workers; title: Searching for explanations; title: Minimum-wage jobs; title: Coverage; title: Low wages; title: Poor jobs; title: Why wages are so low; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: Appendix 1. Does prosperity trickle down?; title: The trickle-down perspective; title: The dual labor market perspective; title: 7. Age and health; title: Age; title: Declining poverty rate; title: Diversity among the aged; title: Sources of economic support; title: New poverty or continuing poverty?; title: Rising health costs; title: Tax burdens; title: Making do; title: Assessing causation; title: Health; title: Health costs; title: Causality; title: Health insurance; title: Intergenerational links; title: Mental health; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: 8. Family size and structure; title: Family size; title: Poverty rates; title: The potential impact; title: Declining family size; title: The causal relation; title: Family structure; title: Changing family patterns; title: Economic implications; title: Poverty impact; title: Causation; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: 9. The underclass : culture and race; title: The culture of poverty; title: Norms versus traits; title: A question of opportunities; title: Wilson's underclass theory; title: Testing the theory; title: Direct tests of aspirations; title: Indirect tests of predicted behavior; title: Assessment; title: The racial inferiority theory; title: Intelligence and status; title: IQ scores; title: Resolving the issues; title: Other complications; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: 10. Education and ability; title: Education and income; title: Poverty rates; title: Labor-market effects; title: Increasing skill premiums; title: Paths of causation; title: Overlapping causes; title: Education as a sorting device; title: The content of education; title: Ability and income; title: Which ability matters?; title: IQ and schooling; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: 11. Discrimination in education; title: Discrimination; title: Attitudes versus action; title: The relevancy standard; title: Costs and benefits of discrimination; title: Proving discrimination; title: Racial discrimination in education; title: Disparate outcomes; title: School segregation; title: Equality of facilities; title: Inherent inequalities; title: Class discrimination in education; title: Economic segregation; title: School finances; title: Educational attainments; title: The question of ability; title: Sex discrimination in education; title: Gender segregation; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: 12. Discrimination in the labor market; title: Racial discrimination in the labor market; title: Locus of discrimination; title: Disparities in earnings; title: Educational differences; title: Components of earnings disparities; title: Who discriminates?; title: Labor unions; title: Employers; title: Class discrimination in the labor market; title: Sex discrimination in the labor market; title: Occupational segregation; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: pt. III. Policy options; title: 13. Welfare programs; title: Welfare versus social insurance; title: Types of income transfers; title: Welfare : the cash assistance programs; title: Inadequacies; title: Inequities; title: Family disincentives; title: Saving disincentives; title: Work disincentives; title: Conflicting welfare goals; title: The goal compromise; title: Welfare reforms, 1982-2002; title: State experiments, 1982-1988; title: The Family Support Act of 1988; title: State waivers, 1991-1995; title: PRWORA : the 1996 welfare reforms; title: Observed effects; title: Welfare : the in-kind programs; title: Food stamps; title: Medicaid; title: Housing assistance; title: Nutrition programs; title: The welfare package; title: Revisiting the goal conflict; title: Continuing welfare reforms; title: Transitional assistance; title: Contingency funds; title: Work requirements; title: Family formation; title: 2005 reauthorization; title: The limits of welfare; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: 14. Social insurance programs; title: Social Security; title: OASDHI programs; title: Financing; title: Benefits; title: Poverty impact; title: Reform options; title: Medicare; title: Hospital insurance; title: Supplemental medical insurance 267 Poverty impact; title: Unemployment insurance; title: Eligibility conditions; title: Benefits; title: Poverty impact; title: Child-support enforcement; title: Child-support gaps; title: Enforcement policies; title: Poverty impact; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: 15. Employment policies; title: Aggregate demand policies; title: Demand management; title: Full employment versus price stability; title: The Phillips curve; title: The quality of jobs; title: Training programs; title: Structural unemployment; title: Program experience; title: Generic problems; title: "Living wage" laws; title: Employment tax credits; title: Employer credits; title: Employee credits : the EITC; title: Family policy; title: A coordinated approach; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: 16. Equal opportunity policies; title: Equal employment opportunity policies; title: The EEOC; title: The OFCCP; title: Quotas and guidelines; title: Reverse discrimination; title: Comparable worth; title: Class-based preferences; title: Equal education opportunity policies; title: Limits on federal policy; title: De jure versus de facto segregation; title: Housing patterns; title: Busing; title: Fiscal disparities; title: Compensatory education; title: College admissions; title: School-based quotas; title: Summary; title: Further reading; title: Web links; title: 17. Direction and prospects; title: The causes of poverty; title: Policy directions; title: Welfare reform; title: Social insurance; title: Education and training; title: Macroeconomic policy; title: Equal opportunity; title: Causes, attitudes, and policy.