Ain't no makin' it : aspirations & attainment in a low-income neighborhood / / Jay MacLeod
| Ain't no makin' it : aspirations & attainment in a low-income neighborhood / / Jay MacLeod |
| Autore | MacLeod Jay |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colo., : Westview Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (553 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.5690973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban poor - United States
Youth with social disabilities - United States Social mobility - United States Equality - United States |
| ISBN |
0429495455
1-283-13677-5 9786613136770 0-7867-3179-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The hallway hangers and the brothers as teenagers -- pt. 2. Eight years later : low income, low outcome -- pt. 3. Ain't no makin' it? : the men at midlife. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Ain't no making it |
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Ain't no makin' it : aspirations & attainment in a low-income neighborhood / / Jay MacLeod
| Ain't no makin' it : aspirations & attainment in a low-income neighborhood / / Jay MacLeod |
| Autore | MacLeod Jay |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colo., : Westview Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (553 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.5690973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban poor - United States
Youth with social disabilities - United States Social mobility - United States Equality - United States |
| ISBN |
0429495455
1-283-13677-5 9786613136770 0-7867-3179-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The hallway hangers and the brothers as teenagers -- pt. 2. Eight years later : low income, low outcome -- pt. 3. Ain't no makin' it? : the men at midlife. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Ain't no making it |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910975237003321 |
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| Boulder, Colo., : Westview Press, c2009 | ||
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America's poor and the great recession [[electronic resource] /] / Kristin Seefeldt and John D. Graham, with the assistance of Gordon Abner, Joe A. Bolinger, Lanlan Xu; foreword by Tavis Smiley
| America's poor and the great recession [[electronic resource] /] / Kristin Seefeldt and John D. Graham, with the assistance of Gordon Abner, Joe A. Bolinger, Lanlan Xu; foreword by Tavis Smiley |
| Autore | Seefeldt Kristin S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.5690973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GrahamJohn D |
| Soggetto topico |
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
Financial crises - Social aspects Poor |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-94030-2
0-253-00977-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Great Recession: Definition, Duration, and Impact; 2 The Impact of the Great Recession on Poverty in the U.S.; 3 Philanthropy and America's Poor; 4 America's Partial Safety Net; 5 Risks to the Safety Net in the Aftermath of the Great Recession; 6 Policy Options for Strengthening the Safety Net; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462591303321 |
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| Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, 2013 | ||
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America's poor and the great recession [[electronic resource] /] / Kristin Seefeldt and John D. Graham, with the assistance of Gordon Abner, Joe A. Bolinger, Lanlan Xu; foreword by Tavis Smiley
| America's poor and the great recession [[electronic resource] /] / Kristin Seefeldt and John D. Graham, with the assistance of Gordon Abner, Joe A. Bolinger, Lanlan Xu; foreword by Tavis Smiley |
| Autore | Seefeldt Kristin S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (178 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.5690973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GrahamJohn D |
| Soggetto topico |
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
Financial crises - Social aspects Poor |
| ISBN |
1-283-94030-2
0-253-00977-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Great Recession: Definition, Duration, and Impact; 2 The Impact of the Great Recession on Poverty in the U.S.; 3 Philanthropy and America's Poor; 4 America's Partial Safety Net; 5 Risks to the Safety Net in the Aftermath of the Great Recession; 6 Policy Options for Strengthening the Safety Net; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786005403321 |
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| Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, 2013 | ||
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Guai ai poveri : la faccia triste dell'America / Elisabetta Grande
| Guai ai poveri : la faccia triste dell'America / Elisabetta Grande |
| Autore | Grande, Elisabetta |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Torino, : Gruppo Abele, 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 172 p. ; 17 cm |
| Disciplina | 305.5690973 |
| Collana | I ricci |
| Soggetto non controllato | Povertà - Stati Uniti d'America - sec.20-21 |
| ISBN | 978-88-6579-169-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910839591903321 |
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| Torino, : Gruppo Abele, 2017 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inequality of opportunity [[electronic resource] ] : theory and measurement / / edited by Juan Gabriel Rodríguez
| Inequality of opportunity [[electronic resource] ] : theory and measurement / / edited by Juan Gabriel Rodríguez |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, U.K., : Emerald Group Pub., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
| Disciplina |
305.5690973
331 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RodríguezJuan Gabriel |
| Collana | Research on economic inequality |
| Soggetto topico |
Income distribution
Economics Equality |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-35472-1
9786613354723 1-78052-035-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
FRONT COVER; INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY: THEORY AND MEASUREMENT; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; CHAPTER 1 COMPENSATION, REWARD, AND THE MEASUREMENT OF UNFAIR INEQUALITIES; INTRODUCTION; MODEL; FAIRNESS CONDITIONS AND IOP MEASURES; COMPENSATION AND REWARD VIOLATIONS; A NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; CONCLUDING REMARK; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; APPENNDIX: PROOFS; CHAPTER 2 THE IMPLICATION OF PARTIAL OBSERVABILITY OF CIRCUMSTANCES ON THE MEASUREMENT OF IOP; INTRODUCTION; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; TWO APPROACHES FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF IOP; CONCLUSION; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENT
REFERENCESAPPENDIX: PROOFS; CHAPTER 3 MOBILITY AND LONG-TERM EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY; INTRODUCTION; THE FRAMEWORK; NORMATIVE IMPLICATIONS; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4 MEASURING INEQUALITY IN LIFE CHANCES WITH ORDINAL VARIABLES; INTRODUCTION; THE METHODOLOGY; APPLYING THE APPROACH OF REARDON (2009) TO THE STUDY OF INEQUALITY IN LIFE CHANCES; NEW INDICES FOR MEASURING INEQUALITY IN LIFE CHANCES IN THE CASE OF AN ORDINAL VARIABLE; CONCLUDING REMARKS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES APPENDIX A: FULFILMENT OF EXCHANGES PROPERTIES BY THE INDICES BASED ON ABSOLUTE DISTANCESAPPENDIX B: DERIVATION OF THE MAXIMA FOR THE NEW INDICES; CHAPTER 5 EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND REDISTRIBUTION IN EUROPE; INTRODUCTION; METHODOLOGY; EMPIRICAL STRATEGY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; DISCUSSION OF RESULTS; CONCLUSION; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6 MEASURING CIRCUMSTANCES: FRANCS OR RANKS, DOES IT MATTER?; INTRODUCTION; DATA DESCRIPTION; DISCRETE APPROACH; CONTINUOUS APPROACH; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES CHAPTER 7 CHANGES OVER TIME IN PARENTAL EDUCATION AND INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES IN CHILEINTRODUCTION; INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY MEASUREMENT; DATABASE; EMPIRICAL EXERCISE; EXTENSIONS; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8 VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY: A MICROECONOMETRIC APPROACH AND APPLICATION TO THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI; INTRODUCTION; REVIEW OF THE THEORETICAL LITERATURE; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; THE DATA; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUDING REMARKS AND CAVEATS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; APPENDIX: THREE-LEVEL VARIANCE COMPONENTS MODEL WITH COVARIATES AT LEVELS 2 AND 3 CHAPTER 9 INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES: TRENDS AND DECOMPOSITIONINTRODUCTION; METHODS FOR ESTIMATING IO; THE DATABASE AND THE SAMPLE DESIGN; INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY IN THE UNITED STATES: PARAMETRIC VS. NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATES; THE DECOMPOSITION OF INCOME INEQUALITY; CONCLUDING REMARKS; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460978903321 |
| Bingley, U.K., : Emerald Group Pub., 2011 | ||
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Inequality of opportunity [[electronic resource] ] : theory and measurement / / edited by Juan Gabriel Rodríguez
| Inequality of opportunity [[electronic resource] ] : theory and measurement / / edited by Juan Gabriel Rodríguez |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, U.K., : Emerald Group Pub., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
| Disciplina |
305.5690973
331 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RodríguezJuan Gabriel |
| Collana | Research on economic inequality |
| Soggetto topico |
Income distribution
Economics Business & Economics - Economics - Comparative Business & Economics - Economics - Theory Labour economics Behavioural economics |
| ISBN |
1-283-35472-1
9786613354723 1-78052-035-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ch. 1. Compensation, reward, and the measurement of unfair inequalities / Paolo Brunori, Vito Peragine -- ch. 2. The implication of partial observability of circumstances on the measurement of IOp / Patrizia Luongo -- ch. 3. Mobility and long-term equality of opportunity / Flaviana Palmisano -- ch. 4. Measuring inequality in life chances with ordinal variables / Jacques Silber, Gaston Yalonetzky -- ch. 5. Equality of opportunity and redistribution in Europe / Lina Dunnzlaff, Dirk Neumann, Judith Niehues, Andreas Peichl -- ch. 6. Measuring circumstances : Francs or Ranks, does it matter? / Arnaud Lefranc, Nicolas Pistolesi, Alain Trannoy -- ch. 7. Changes over time in parental education and inequality of opportunities in Chile / Andrea Báez-Montenegro, Juan Prieto-Rodríguez, Rafael Salas -- ch. 8. Vulnerability to poverty : a microeconometric approach and application to the Republic of Haiti / Evans Jadotte -- ch. 9. Inequality of opportunity in the United States : trends and decomposition / Gustavo A. Marrero, Juan G. Rodríguez. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789889003321 |
| Bingley, U.K., : Emerald Group Pub., 2011 | ||
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