{"product_id":"rich-democracies-poor-people-how-politics-explain-poverty-paperback","title":"Rich Democracies, Poor People: How Politics Explain Poverty - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Brady\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoverty is not simply the result of an individual's characteristics, behaviors or abilities. Rather, as David Brady demonstrates, poverty is the result of politics. In \u003cem\u003eRich Democracies, Poor People\u003c\/em\u003e, Brady investigates why poverty is so entrenched in some affluent democracies whereas it is a solvable problem in others. Drawing on over thirty years of data from eighteen countries, Brady argues that cross-national and historical variations in poverty are principally driven by differences in the generosity of the welfare state. An explicit challenge to mainstream views of poverty as an inescapable outcome of individual failings or a society's labor markets and demography, this book offers institutionalized power relations theory as an alternative explanation. The power of coalitions for egalitarianism, Leftist political groups and parties, and the social policies they are able to institutionalize shape the amount of poverty in society. Where poverty is low, equality has been institutionalized. Where poverty is widespread, exemplified by the U.S., there has been a failure to institutionalize equality. A comprehensive and state-of-the-art study, \u003cem\u003eRich Democracies, Poor People\u003c\/em\u003e places the inherently political choices over resources and the political organization of states, markets, and societies at the center of the study of poverty and social inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Brady\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Duke University and is a widely-published author of articles on poverty, inequality, and globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774067835168,"sku":"9780195385915","price":82.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/db087c79d53f3eef0b12ed371c8481b2.webp?v=1780439583","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rich-democracies-poor-people-how-politics-explain-poverty-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}