Poverty Reduction Policies and Practices in Developing Asia

Edisi

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ISBN/ISSN

9789812874207

Deskripsi Fisik

xi, 314 hlm.

Judul Seri

Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being

No. Panggil

362 Pov

The Increasing Labor Force Participation of Older Workers and its Effect on t…

The labor force participation rates of men and women aged 62–79 have notably increased since the mid-1990s. The result is a dramatic increase in the share of total money income attributable to earnings. For persons aged 65–69, the earnings share of total income increased from 28 percent in 1980 to 42 percent in 2009. For this age group in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Social Security bene…

Devolution and Welfare Reform: Re-evaluating "success"

The passage of welfare reform shifted significant authority for welfare provision from the federal govemment to state and local govemments. Proponents of devoludon point to drastic caseload declines as evidence that state-run programs are decreasing dependency among families. However, welfare roUs in many states have remained stagnant or decreased since the start of the recession in late 2007. …