Welfare report, 1996 style / Robert Haveman -- Why has economic growth been such an ineffective tool against poverty in recent years? / Rebecca M. Blank -- Regional poverty and inequality in the United States / John P. Formby -- The international evidence on income distribution in modern economics / Timothy M. Smeeding -- From parent to child / Jere R. Behrman -- The reality of redistribution / Gordon Tullock
Summary
Comprises six papers which examine poverty and income distribution in the USA. Includes: economic growth as an effective tool against poverty; U.S. regional poverty and inequality; international comparisons of income distribution; intergenerational relations and intrahousehold allocations; and the effects of redistribution
Analysis
Income distribution United States Congresses
Poverty United States Congresses
Transfer payments United States Congresses
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes
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