Beyond Piketty: A new perspective on poverty and inequality in India

The socio-economic literature has focused much on how overall inequality in income distribution (frequently measured by the Gini coefficient) undermines the “trickle down” effect. In other words, the higher the inequality in the income distribution, the lower is the growth elasticity of poverty. However, with the publication of Piketty’s magnum opus (2014), and a subsequent study by Chancel and Piketty (2017) of evolution of income inequality in India since 1922, the focus has shifted to the income disparity between the richest 1% (or 0.01%) and the bottom 50%. Their central argument is that the rapid growth of income at the top end of millionaires and billionaires is a by-product of growth. The present study extends this argument by linking it to poverty indices in India. Based on the India Human Development Survey 2005–12 – a nationwide panel survey-we examine the links between poverty and income inequality, especially in the upper tail relative to the bottom 50%, state affluence (measured in per capita income) and their interaction or their joint effect. Another feature of our research is that we analyse their effects on the FGT class of poverty indices. The results are similar in as much as direction of association is concerned but the elasticities vary with the poverty index. The growth elasticities are negative and significant for all poverty indices. In all three cases, the disparity between the income share of the top 1% and share of the bottom 50% is associated with greater poverty. These elasticities are much higher than the (absolute) income elasticities except in the case of the poverty gap. The largest increase occurs in the poverty gap squared – a 1% greater income disparity is associated with a 1.24% higher value of this index. Thus the consequences of even a small increase in the income disparity are alarming for the poorest.     

Parental Divorce and Interpersonal Trust in Adult Offspring

It has been proposed that recent increases in parental divorce have inhibited the development of trust among offspring. This proposition is tested by examining whether parental divorce is associated with offspring trust in parents, intimate partners, and others. Data come from the Marital Instability Over the Life Course Study. Results reveal that although parental divorce is negatively associated with trust, these effects largely disappear once the quality of the past parent‐teen relationship is taken into account. The one exception is trust in fathers where children of divorce remain at higher risk of mistrust. Trust in parents, intimates, and others is strongly linked to positive parent‐teen relationships regardless of parental divorce. Contemporary relationship experiences also influence trusting intimates and others.     

构建现代远程开放教育考试体系初探

现代远程开放教育是基于以学习者为中心的开放学习和个别化学习。我们应从素质教育的培养目标出发 ,依据现代考试测量理论 ,利用现代科技手段 ,建立现代远程开放教育考试体系 ,客观、准确地评价学习者的进步状况以及在学识、能力等方面达到的水平 ,使学习者在学习过程中不断自我完善 ,培养他们积极进取的精神     

四种企业成本控制模式的比较分析及启示

面对日趋激烈的市场竞争环境 ,成本控制成为决定企业生存与发展的关键因素。对目前国内外较为典型的四种成本控制模式的比较分析 ,将为我国企业成本控制模式的选择提供有益的启示     

民族文化、阶级和性别的阅读--中国大陆彝族女商业性性服务者个案研究

文章通过对一位彝族妇女的个案分析,揭示了文化、阶级、性别是如何纠合在一起,作为一种强大的推拉力,迫使一些妇女进入和滞留于商业性性交易中的。     

20世纪上半叶制约中国社会发展的决定性因素

20世纪上半叶在以战争与革命为主题的时代背景下 ,外国帝国主义的侵略和俄国十月革命对中国社会发展产生了重大影响。半殖民地半封建的社会形态、错综复杂的阶级结构和阶级关系、2 0世纪中国的两大历史主题等也是制约中国社会发展的重要因素。正是由于对这四个因素的正确认识和准确把握 ,中华民族实现了 2 0世纪上半叶中国社会的巨大变革     

身体素质与跳远技术教学模型建立初探

用数学量化的方法 ,分析处理有关数据 ,建构模型。利用模型指导教师在跳远教学中如何处理素质与技术的关系 ,从而使跳远教学具有较科学、量化的评价体系和理论依据。     

当代大学生班主任工作更应关注什么

根据当代大学生的特点 :生理和心理处于从不成熟走向成熟的关键时期 ,生活在开放的科学技术迅速发展的时代 ,社会对他们提出了新的要求 ;作为班主任除了关心他们的起居和学习科学文化知识外 ,更应关注他们 :正确人生观的形成 ,社交能力的培养 ,对时间的运筹 ,心理教育 ,如何作计划、定目标 ,如何建立自信、走向成功。     

反思批判与价值彰显——卢卡奇的“西方马克思主义”理论主题及其价值向度

卢卡奇的《历史和阶级意识》是在历史哲学语境条件下形成的一套反思性的批判话语,马克思主义与时代变革的关系是其话语活动的直接动因,总体性辩证法理论、物化理论和阶级意识理论是这种反思的核心主题,而意识决定历史是其反思的内在理念和逻辑归宿,这一点鲜明地凸现出卢卡奇的“西方马克思主义”的理论旨趣和价值向度。     

谈班主任的工作方法

根据班主任工作实践 ,总结出以下工作方法 :以身作则 ,身教重于言教 ;以科学家的科学精神教育学生 ,激励学生进步 ;深入到学生中去 ,注重调查研究 ;做好分类教育管理 ;狠抓思想教育 ,重视日常管理。此外 ,从重视学习 ,提高整体素质 ;抓好班风建设 ,促优良学风形成 ;严爱相济 ,循循善诱等几个方面 ,介绍了工作体会