Mobility should play a bigger role in our thinking about poverty. The current standard, preoccupied with income

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“Mobility should play a bigger role in our thinking about poverty. The current standard, preoccupied with income snapshots, only echoes the current welfare formula, with its emphasis on supporting people in poverty rather than helping them to get out” (Jenkins, 1992: A10). Do you agree with this statement? In your answer, discuss how the quote relates to utilitarian criteria for evaluating government distributional problems and to the difficulties present in official statistics on the poverty rate.

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Public Finance In Canada

ISBN: 9781259030772

5th Canadian Edition

Authors: Harvey S. Rosen, Ted Gayer, Jean-Francois Wen, Tracy Snoddon

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