1992
DOI: 10.2307/2118328
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Down and Out in North America: Recent Trends in Poverty Rates in the United States and Canada

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“…In a cross-section of rich democracies, welfare state generosity is associated with less poverty (Korpi and Palme 1998;Smeeding et al 2001;Kenworthy 1999). Extending this work, the welfare state is the main influence on both comparative and historical variation in poverty (Brady 2005;Hanratty and Blank 1992;Moller et al 2003). This explanation emphasizes that variation in poverty is ultimately due to variation in welfare state generosity and its origins in leftist politics (Brady 2003c).…”
Section: Alternative Causal Explanationsmentioning
confidence: 85%
“…In a cross-section of rich democracies, welfare state generosity is associated with less poverty (Korpi and Palme 1998;Smeeding et al 2001;Kenworthy 1999). Extending this work, the welfare state is the main influence on both comparative and historical variation in poverty (Brady 2005;Hanratty and Blank 1992;Moller et al 2003). This explanation emphasizes that variation in poverty is ultimately due to variation in welfare state generosity and its origins in leftist politics (Brady 2003c).…”
Section: Alternative Causal Explanationsmentioning
confidence: 85%
“…The recent history of Canada and the U.S. also provide useful examples (see e.g. Hanratty and Blank 1992). In 1987, Canada experienced 3.64% real PPP economic growth, followed by a contraction of -3.67% in 1991 and a massive expansion of 8.61% in 1994.…”
Section: State Mediated Povertymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ce résultat confirme que nous sommes en présence d'une aggravation de la perte de bien-être -au sens de welfare loss de Sen, comme l'a montré l'étude de Phipps (1991) pour le Canada. Cette évolution différente souligne une fois de plus la nécessité ou l'intérêt de distinguer conceptuel lement et opératoirement différents types de pauvreté (Hanratty et Blank, 1992).…”
Section: Evolution De La Pauvreté Et De La Richesse Des Ménagesunclassified