Fighting Poverty in the US and Europe
A World of Difference
ISBN13: 9780199286102ISBN10: 0199286108
Paperback,
264 pages
Dec 2005,
In Stock
Price:
$35.00 (01)Description
In this timely study of the different approaches of America and Europe to the problems of domestic inequality and poverty, the authors describe just how different the two continents are in the level of State engagement in the redistribution of income. They discuss various possible economic explanations for the difference, including 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, as well as, most importantly, attitudes to race.Reviews
"Mr. Alesina and Mr. Glaeser, both Harvard economists, are doing what the best in their profession do well these days: seeking to explain society not merely with conventional economic tools but with analysis of institutions, geography and social behaviour."--The Economist
About the Author(s)
Alberto Alesina, Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy and Chairman of the Department of Economics, and Edward Glaeser, Professor of Economics, both at Harvard University
