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Globalization and the emergence of a transnational oligarchy

Brezis, Elise S. - 2010

The aim of this paper is to examine the evolution of recruitment of elites due to globalization. In the last century, the main change that occurred in the way the Western world trained its elites is that meritocracy became the basis for their recruitment. Although meritocratic selection should...

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Concepts of social mobility

Fields, Gary S. - 2019

This paper has two purposes. The first is to define clearly different social mobility concepts and components. The second is to embed these concepts and components into a larger context of social mobility research. The core of the paper develops six mobility concepts and their measures as well...

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The politics of inequality and redistribution in Latin America's post-adjustment era

Roberts, Kenneth M. - 2012

helped to 'repoliticize' inequality and return redistributive policies to a central place on the political agenda in the … inequality, therefore, differ significantly from those of Latin America's ISI era, as well as those that prevailed during the …

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Income inequality, redistribution and poverty: Contrasting rational choice and behavioural perspectives

Luebker, Malte - 2012

inequality translates into greater redistribution by shaping the median voter's preferences. While numerous papers have tested … redistribution should increase in line with inequality. An empirical test based on 110 observations from the Luxembourg Income Study … this proposition, the literature has remained divided over the appropriate measure for redistribution. Revisiting the …

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Halving poverty in South Africa: Growth and distributional aspects ; distributional implications of halving poverty in South Africa

Tregenna, Fiona - 2011

The United Nations Millennium Declaration commits to halving extreme poverty between 2000 and 2015. The South African government has set a goal of halving poverty by 2014, although the meaning of this goal has not yet been defined. This article specifies government's stated target of halving...

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Cities of youth: Post-millennial cases of mobility and sociality

Hansen, Karen Tranberg - 2014

With a focus on cities in eastern and southern Africa, this paper draws on recent scholarship and my own research in Lusaka, Zambia, to analyse pathways for, and challenges to, greater social mobility for youth against the background of economic, political, and spatial processes that are...

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Return migration and socioeconomic mobility in MENA: Evidence from labour market panel surveys

Hlasny, Vladimir; AlAzzawi, Shireen - 2018

This study examines the effects of cross-border return migration on intertemporal and intergenerational transmission of socio-economic status across six new harmonized surveys from three Arab countries: Egypt (1998, 2006, 2012), Jordan (2010, 2016) and Tunisia (2014). We link individuals'...

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Human capital and social mobility in low- and middle-income countries

Behrman, Jere R. - 2019

Parental human capital and endowments may affect children's human capital, which in turn may affect children's earning and occupations and thus affect social mobility. This paper focuses on what we know about these possible links in low- and middle-income countries. It starts with definitions of...

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Structural poverty dynamics in urban South Africa: A mixed-methods investigation

Schotte, Simone - 2019

This paper examines the extent and determinants of structural poverty dynamics in South Africa, focusing on the socio economically disadvantaged urban African population. The quantitative analysis using panel data is triangulated with evidence from a qualitative case study integrating focus...

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Foreign aid and intergenerational mobility in Africa

Compaoré, Ali; Nikièma, Roukiatou; Ouedraogo, Rasmane - 2022

While there is extensive literature examining the growth and development effects of foreign aid, very little attention has been paid to its potential impact on social mobility. Thus, this paper provides the first empirical evidence on the effects of foreign aid on intergenerational educational...

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