U.S. national debate topic 2009-2010 : social services for the poor / edited by Margaret Roush.
| Other author | Roush, Margaret. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : H.W. Wilson Co., 2009. |
| Description | ix, 185 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Social services for the poor |
| Series | The reference shelf ; v. 81, no. 3 Reference shelf ; v. 81, no. 3. ^A22339 |
| Contents | The other America / Jonathan Alter -- The changing face of poverty in America / William E. Spriggs -- Poverty Row / Jeffrey M. Jones -- Poverty is back! / Ezra Klein -- We don't need another war on poverty / Stephen Malanga -- How welfare reform worked / Kay S. Hymowitz -- Using carrots and sticks / Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill -- Is welfare working? / Jonathan Walters -- Unfinished business / Thomas Massaro -- Welfare aid isn't growing as economy drops off / Jason DeParle -- Reforming Medicaid / John C. Goodman and Devon M. Herrick -- Something of value / Gary Enos -- SCHIP and beyond / Jonathan Walters -- An immoral philosophy / Paul Krugman -- Sleepwalking toward DD-Day / George F. Will -- Boost for SCHIP / Jennifer Lubell -- Hungry in America / Trudy Lieberman -- Reflections on the Food Stamp Program / Bonny O'Neil -- Food stamps and obesity / Michele Ver Ploeg and Katherine Ralston -- Food stamps -- Hunger hysteria / Robert Rector -- 2008 Farm Act makes it easier for food assistance households to save / Margaret Andrews -- Improving food choices : can food stamps do more? / Joanne F. Guthrie, et al. -- Balancing nutrition, participation, and cost in the National School Lunch Program / Constance Newman, Katherine Ralston, and Annette Clauson -- Are shelters the answer to family homelessness? / Ralph da Costa Nunez and Laura M. Caruso -- As program moves poor to suburbs, tensions follow / Solomon Moore -- Disability cases last longer as backlog rises / Erik Eckholm -- Embracing the exiles -- Starting right / Joan Lombardi -- For Head Start, a marathon run / Linda Jacobson and Daniel Sheehan. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-174) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009015310 |
| ISBN | 9780824210908 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0824210905 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV95 .U25 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |