Changing poverty, changing policies / Maria Cancian and Sheldon Danziger, editors.

Other author Cancian, Maria.
Other author Danziger, Sheldon.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©2009.
Descriptionx, 422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Changing poverty and changing antipoverty policies / Maria Cancian and Sheldon Danziger -- Poverty levels and trends in comparative perspective / Daniel R. Meyer and Geoffrey L. Wallace -- Economic change and the structure of opportunity for less-skilled workers / Rebecca M. Blank -- Family structure, childbearing, and parental employment : implications for the level and trend in poverty / Maria Cancian and Deborah Reed -- Immigration and poverty in the United States / Steven Raphael and Eugene Smolensky -- Enduring influences of childhood poverty / Katherine Magnuson and Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal -- Mobility in the United States in comparative perspective / Markus Jäntti -- Trends in income support / John Karl Scholz, Robert Moffitt, and Benjamin Cowan -- The role of family policies in antipoverty policy / Jane Waldfogel -- Improving educational outcomes for poor children / Brian A. Jacob and Jens Ludwig -- Workforce development as an antipoverty strategy : what do we know? what should we do? / Harry J. Holzer -- Health care for the poor : for whom, what care, and whose responsibility? / Katherine Swartz -- Poverty politics and policy / Mary Jo Bane -- What does it mean to be poor in a rich society? / Robert Haveman.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009011413
ISBN9780871543103 (alk. paper)
ISBN0871543109 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HC79.P6 C4274 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold