Targeting investments in children : fighting poverty when resources are limited / edited by Phillip B. Levine and David J. Zimmerman.
| Other author | Levine, Phillip B. |
| Other author | Zimmerman, David J. (David John) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010. |
| Description | x, 397 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | National Bureau of Economic Research conference report National Bureau of Economic Research conference report. ^A475763 |
| Contents | Introduction / Phillip B. Levine and David J. Zimmerman -- Issues in implementation / Phillip B. Levine and David J. Zimmerman -- Early childhood interventions -- Child development / Greg J. Duncan, Jens Ludwig and Katherine A. Magnuson -- Child care / Patricia M. Anderson -- Child health / Lara Shore-Sheppard -- Middle childhood interventions -- After-school care / Phillip B. Levine and David J. Zimmerman -- Education reforms / Susanna Loeb and Patrick J. McEwan -- Adolescent interventions -- Preventing drug use / Beau Kilmer and Rosalie Liccardo Pacula -- Teen pregnancy prevention / Melissa Schettini Kearney -- Dropout prevention and college prep / Bridget Terry Long -- College aid / David Deming and Susan Dynarski -- Neighborhood and community initiatives / Julia Burdick-Will and Jens Ludwig -- Vocational training / Robert LaLonde and Daniel Sullivan -- Epilogue -- Synthesizing the results / Phillip B. Levine and David J. Zimmerman -- Conclusions / Phillip B. Levine and David J. Zimmerman. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2009054453 |
| ISBN | 9780226475813 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226475816 (cloth : alk. paper) |