Fighting Poverty in the US and Europe: A World of Difference

by Alberto Alesina, Edward Glaeser, Edward L. Glaeser

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199286108
• ISBN13: 9780199286102
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.5"