William Ascher

The Psychology of Poverty Alleviation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9781108840361
• ISBN-10: 1108840361
• Artikelnr.: 58812748

Autorenporträt

William Ascher is Donald C. McKenna Professor of Government and Economics at Claremont McKenna College.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Introduction
1. The Challenges of Conflict Sensitive Poverty Alleviation
2. Political Economy Considerations Part II The Underlying Psychology
3. Identity, Attributions, Deservingness Judgments, and Hostility
Part III Lessons from Pro-Poor Policy Instruments
4. Conditional Cash Transfers
5. Social-Sector Spending Targeting the Poor
6. Pro-Poor Subsidies and the Problem of Leakage
7. Affirmative Action
8. Regional Development Targeting the Poorest Areas
Part IV Overcoming Obstacles in the Policy Process
9. How the Wealthy React to Pro-Poor-Labeled Initiatives
10. Lessons and Conclusions.