William Ascher (California Claremont McKenna College)

The Psychology of Poverty Alleviation

Challenges in Developing Countries

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Integrates psychology, economics, political science, and policy design to explore ways to enact and protect poverty alleviation policies. Examines successes and failures in helping the poor through affirmative action, cash transfers, social-spending targeting, subsidies, and regional development policies in Latin America and Asia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 269
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 414g
• ISBN-13: 9781108794572
• ISBN-10: 1108794572
• Artikelnr.: 62037652

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.