Brady, David; Bostic, Amie - In: American Sociological Review 80 (2015) 2, pp. 268–298
social policy better reduces poverty than social policies targeted at the poor. This article revisits Korpi and Palme … average share of household income from welfare transfers), low-income targeting, and universalism—and poverty and preferences … developed and developing countries. Consistent with Korpi and Palme, we show (1) poverty is negatively associated with transfer …