why the economics of the well-off can't help the poor Karelis, Charles creator text bibliography ctu New Delhi Oxford University Press 2007 monographic eng

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xvii, 190 p. 22cm(Hb) What poverty is -- Behavioral factors in poverty -- Some theories -- A closer look at the inefficiency argument -- Appendix. Using indifference curves to identify utility-maximizing allocations -- A new way to rationalize the conduct that prolongs and worsens poverty -- Appendix. Further exploration through graphical analysis -- Responses to challenges and questions -- Appendix. The case of Alfred Marshall -- Policy: what should we do differently if we believe that marginal utility is increasing amid scarcity? -- Economic justice reconsidered. by Charles Karelis Includes bibliographical references and index. Poverty Psychological aspects Marginal utility 339.46 9780198060031 0198060033 ENG-93765 DBAD / PUB http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006102206.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0626/2006102206-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0626/2006102206-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006102206.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0626/2006102206-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0626/2006102206-d.html dpl 061220 20090528123623.0 English