Poverty and economic inequality

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Introduction to poverty and economic inequality

Drawing the poverty line

1 Key concepts and summary

The poverty trap

1 Key concepts and summary

1 Temporary assistance for needy families

2 The earned income tax credit (eitc)

3 Supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap)

5 Key concepts and summary

Income inequality: measurement and causes

1 Measuring income distribution by quintiles

3 Causes of growing inequality: the changing composition of american

4 Causes of growing inequality: a shift in the distribution of wages

5 Key concepts and summary

Government policies to reduce income inequality

1 Redistribution

2 The ladder of opportunity

3 Inheritance taxes

4 The tradeoff between incentives and income equality

5 Key concepts and summary

Source: OpenStax, Principles of economics. OpenStax CNX. Sep 19, 2014 Download for free at http://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11613/1.11

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