Progress for the Poor

by Lane Kenworthy

Book Overview

One of the principal goals of antipoverty efforts should be to improve the absolute living standards of the least well-off. This book aims to enhance our understanding of how to do that, drawing on the experiences of twenty affluent countries since the 1970s.

The book addresses a set of questions at the heart of political economy and public policy: How much does economic growth help the poor? When and why does growth fail to trickle down? How...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199591520
• ISBN13: 9780199591527
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.6"