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The Oxford handbook of the social science of poverty / edited by David Brady and Linda M. Burton.

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  • ISBN: 9780190947361 (paperback)
  • ISBN: 9780199914050 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xiv, 915 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction / David Brady and Linda M. Burton -- Poverty measurement / Timothy M. Smeeding -- Structural violence, poverty, and social suffering / Barbara Rylko-Bauer and Paul Farmer -- Capability deprivation / Rod Hick and Tania Burchardt -- Ideologies and beliefs about poverty / Matthew O. Hunt and Heather E. Bullock -- How politics and institutions shape poverty and inequality / David Brady, Agnes Blome, and Hanna Kleider -- Linking poverty and children's development : concepts, models, and debates / Vonnie C. McLoyd, Rosanne M. Jocson, and Abigail B. Williams -- Poverty knowledge and the history of poverty research / Alice O'Connor -- The discourse of deservingness : morality and the dilemmas of poverty relief in debate and practice / Celeste Watkins-Hayes and Elyse Kovalsky -- Gender and poverty / Janet C. Gornick and Natascia Boeri -- Life, death, and resurrections : the culture of poverty perspective / Jessi Streib, SaunJuhi Verma, Whitney Welsh, and Linda M. Burton -- The historical origins of poverty in developing countries / Sambit Bhattacharyya -- The dynamics of poverty / Anirudh Krishna -- People and places left behind : rural poverty in the new century / Daniel T. Lichter and Kai A. Schafft -- Poor neighborhoods in the metropolis / Mary Pattillo and John N. Robinson III -- Segregation and the perpetuation of disadvantage / Douglas S. Massey -- Urban poverty, race, and space / William Julius Wilson -- Single and cohabiting parents and poverty / Christina M. Gibson-Davis -- Job-finding among the poor : do social ties matter? / Sandra Susan Smith -- Education / Emily Hannum and Yu Xie -- Employment and the working poor / Jerome Gautie and Sophie Ponthieux -- Great escapes and great divergences : growth, poverty, and income inequality on a global scale / Robert H. Wade -- Intergenerational mobility / Liana Fox, Florencia Torche, and Jane Waldfogel -- Economic performance, poverty, and inequality in rich countries / David Brady and Markus Jantti -- Material deprivation and consumption / Basak Kus, Brian Nolan, and Christopher T. Whelan -- Hunger and food insecurity / Christopher B. Barrett and Erin C. Lentz -- Poverty and crime / Patrick Sharkey, Max Besbris, and Michael Friedson -- Poverty and informal economies / Francois Bonnet and Sudhir Venkatesh -- Social class, poverty, and the unequal burden of illness and death / Ronald J. Angel -- Aid and global poverty / Simon Feeny and Mark McGillivray -- The welfare states and poverty / Cheol-Sung Lee and Inhoe Ku -- Social policy, transfers, programs, and assistance / Laura Lein, Sandra K. Danziger, H. Luke Shaefer, and Amanda Tillotson -- Poor people's politics / Frances Fox Piven and Lorraine C. Minnite -- Why and when do peasants rebel? : origins and consequences of rural collective action / Guillermo Trejo -- Unions and poverty / Jake Rosenfeld and Jennifer Laird -- Housing programs / Peter A. Kemp -- Microfinance and financial inclusion / Philip Mader -- Conclusion: Toward a new paradigm for understanding poverty / Mark R. Rank.
Subject: Poverty.
Poverty > Social aspects.
Social justice.

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Foreword: Those Left Behind ix
Carol B. Stack
List of Contributors
xi
1 Introduction
1(20)
David Brady
Linda M. Burton
SECTION I CONCEPTS, THEORIES, AND ORIENTING QUESTIONS
2 Poverty Measurement
21(26)
Timothy M. Smeeding
3 Structural Violence, Poverty, and Social Suffering
47(28)
Barbara Rylko-Bauer
Paul Farmer
4 Capability Deprivation
75(18)
Rod Hick
Tania Burchardt
5 Ideologies and Beliefs about Poverty
93(24)
Matthew O. Hunt
Heather E. Bullock
6 How Politics and Institutions Shape Poverty and Inequality
117(24)
David Brady
Agnes Blome
Hanna Kleider
7 Linking Poverty and Children's Development: Concepts, Models, and Debates
141(28)
Vonnie C. McLoyd
Rosanne M. Jocson
Abigail B. Williams
SECTION II CLASSIC DEBATES
8 Poverty Knowledge and the History of Poverty Research
169(24)
Alice O'Connor
9 The Discourse of Deservingness: Morality and the Dilemmas of Poverty Relief in Debate and Practice
193(28)
Celeste Watkins-Hayes
Elyse Kovalsky
10 Gender and Poverty
221(26)
Janet C. Gornick
Natascia Boeri
11 Life, Death, and Resurrections: The Culture of Poverty Perspective
247(23)
Jessi Streib
SaunJuhi Verma
Whitney Welsh
Linda M. Burton
12 The Historical Origins of Poverty in Developing Countries
270(23)
Sambit Bhattacharyya
13 The Dynamics of Poverty
293(24)
Anirudh Krishna
SECTION III PLACE AND CONTEXT
14 People and Places Left Behind: Rural Poverty in the New Century
317(24)
Daniel T. Lichter
Kai A. Schafft
15 Poor Neighborhoods in the Metropolis
341(28)
Mary Pattillo
John N. Robinson
16 Segregation and the Perpetuation of Disadvantage
369(25)
Douglas S. Massey
17 Urban Poverty, Race, and Space
394(23)
William Julius Wilson
SECTION IV CAUSES AND THE REPRODUCTION OF POVERTY
18 Single and Cohabiting Parents and Poverty
417(21)
Christina M. Gibson-Davis
19 Job-Finding among the Poor: Do Social Ties Matter?
438(24)
Sandra Susan Smith
20 Education
462(24)
Emily Hannum
Yu Xie
21 Employment and the Working Poor
486(19)
Jerome Gautie
Sophie Ponthieux
22 Great Escapes and Great Divergences: Growth, Poverty, and Income Inequality on a Global Scale
505(23)
Robert H. Wade
23 Intergenerational Mobility
528(27)
Liana Fox
Florencia Torche
Jane Waldfogel
24 Economic Performance, Poverty, and Inequality in Rich Countries
555(22)
David Brady
Markus Jantti
SECTION V CONSEQUENCES
25 Material Deprivation and Consumption
577(25)
Basak Kus
Brian Nolan
Christopher T. Whelan
26 Hunger and Food Insecurity
602(21)
Christopher B. Barrett
Erin C. Lentz
27 Poverty and Crime
623(14)
Patrick Sharkey
Max Besbris
Michael Friedson
28 Poverty and Informal Economies
637(23)
Francois Bonnet
Sudhir Venkatesh
29 Social Class, Poverty, and the Unequal Burden of Illness and Death
660(27)
Ronald J. Angel
SECTION VI POLICIES, SOLUTIONS, AND RESPONSES
30 Aid and Global Poverty
687(22)
Simon Feeny
Mark McGillivray
31 The Welfare States and Poverty
709(24)
Cheol-Sung Lee
Inhoe Ku
32 Social Policy, Transfers, Programs, and Assistance
733(18)
Laura Lein
Sandra K. Danziger
H. Luke Shaefer
Amanda Tillotson
33 Poor People's Politics
751(23)
Frances Fox Piven
Lorraine C. Minnite
34 Why and When Do Peasants Rebel?: Origins and Consequences of Rural Collective Action
774(26)
Guillermo Trejo
35 Unions and Poverty
800(20)
Jake Rosenfeld
Jennifer Laird
36 Housing Programs
820(23)
Peter A. Kemp
37 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
843(23)
Philip Mader
Conclusion: Toward a New Paradigm for Understanding Poverty 866(19)
Mark R. Rank
Index 885


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