Fighting Poverty in the US and Europe: A World of Difference (Check Info and Delete This Occurrence: ºC the Rodolfo De Benedetti Lecture Series)
by Alberto Alesina, Edward L. Glaeser
Compares American and European strategies for addressing poverty, highlighting the political and institutional roots of their differing welfare policies.
About This Book
This book examines why the United States and European nations have developed such different approaches to fighting poverty.
It explores the historical, political, and institutional factors that shape welfare policies on both sides of the Atlantic.
The authors analyze how beliefs about inequality and redistribution influence government action and social outcomes.
Readers gain insight into the broader economic and political forces that determine the size and structure of welfare states.
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