TY  - BOOK
AU  - Karelis, Charles
TI  - The persistence of poverty: why the economics of the well-off can't help the poor 
SN  - 9780198060031
U1  - 339.46 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New Delhi 
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Poverty
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Marginal utility
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006102206.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0626/2006102206-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0626/2006102206-d.html
ER  -