Poverty in Contemporary Economic Thought (Routl, Lundahl, Rauhut, Ha PB..

Taylor & Francis

Poverty in Contemporary Economic ThoughtAuthor(s): Mats Lundahl, Daniel Rauhut, Neelambar Hatti\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367722098, 978-0367722098\nSynopsis\nPoverty in Contemporary Economic Thought aims to describe and critically examine how economic thought deals with poverty, including its causes, consequences, reduction and abolition. \n\nThis edited volume traces the ideas of key writers and schools of modern economic thought across a significant period, ranging from Friedrich Hayek and Keynes to latter-day economists like Amartya Sen and Angus Deaton. The chapters relate poverty to income distribution, asserting the point that poverty is not always conceived of in absolute terms but that relative and social deprivation matters also. Furthermore, the contributors deal with both individual poverty and the poverty of nations in the context of the international economy. In providing such a thorough exp.