International Handbook of the Demography of Poverty and Inequ... - 9783031871009

International Handbook of the Demography of Poverty and InequalityAuthor(s): Joachim Singelmann, Dudley L. Poston Jr.\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783031871009, 978-3031871009\nSynopsis\nThis handbook provides a comprehensive and comparative review of poverty and inequality in developing and developed countries from demographic, sociological, and political perspectives. It discusses, among others, the basics of poverty and inequality, issues of poverty and inequality among race/ethnic and sexual minority subpopulations, social processes, country and comparative perspectives, child poverty, and anti-poverty policies. It also touches on regional disparities.\n\nThere has been rapid decline in poverty and inequality in China, East Asian and Pacific countries. Declines have also occurred in South [url] in Sub-Saharan Africa, poverty and inequality have risen in some countries, whi.