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008			061220s2007 ctua b 001 0 eng
010			_aENG-93765
020			_a9780198060031 _c495.00
020			_a0198060033 _c495.00
035			_aEN-77298
037			_bDBAD / PUB
040			_adpl _bEnglish
082			_a339.46
100			_aKarelis, Charles
245			_aThe persistence of poverty : _bwhy the economics of the well-off can't help the poor / _cby Charles Karelis
260			_aNew Delhi _bOxford University Press _c2007
270			_aYMCA Library Building, Jai Singh Road, _bNew Delhi _e110001
300			_axvii, 190 p. _c22cm(Hb)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aWhat 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.
650			_aPoverty _xPsychological aspects.
650			_aMarginal utility.
856			_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006102206.html
856			_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0626/2006102206-b.html
856			_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0626/2006102206-d.html
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