Social forces and states [[electronic resource] ] : poverty and distributional outcomes in South Korea, Chile, and Mexico / / Judith A. Teichman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779274803321
• Autore: Teichman Judith
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, 2012
• ISBN: 0-8047-8254-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (267 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): TeichmanJudith A. <1947->
• Disciplina: 305.5/69
• Soggetti: Poverty; Equality; Korea (South) Social conditions; Korea (South) Economic conditions; Chile Social conditions; Chile Economic conditions; Mexico Social conditions; Mexico Economic conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Social forces and history : explaining divergent poverty and distributional outcomes -- South Korea : the historical origins of equitable growth -- Chile : the historical origins of inequality -- Mexico : the historical origins of poverty and inequality -- Social forces, the state, and distributional outcomes -- The 1980s and 1990s : economic and social outcomes diverge -- Social conditions and welfare regimes in the twenty first century.
• Sommario/riassunto: With the failure of market reform to generate sustained growth in many countries of the Global South, poverty reduction has become an urgent moral and political issue in the last several decades. In practice, considerable research shows that high levels of inequality are likely to produce high levels of criminal and political violence. On the road to development, states cannot but grapple with the challenges posed by poverty and wealth distribution. Social Forces and States explains the reasons behind distinct distributional and poverty outcomes in three ; countries: South Korea...