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 InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
Descriptionx, 397 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesNational 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2009054453
ISBN9780226475813 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226475816 (cloth : alk. paper)