Poverty And The Government In America
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Author | : Benjamin I. Page |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 2000-10 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780226644813 |
Simmons detail what programs have worked and how they can be improved, while introducing the general reader to the fundamentals of social insurance programs such as Social Security and Medicaid, tax structures, minimum wage laws, educational programs, and the concept of "basic needs." Through their discussions of high-profile campaign plans, proposals, successes, and failures, they have written a readable, optimistic, and clear-headed book on government and poverty. And they find that, contrary to popular belief, government policies already do, in fact, help alleviate poverty and economic inequality. Often these policies work far more effectively and efficiently than people realize, and in ways that enhance freedom rather than infringe on it.
Author | : Jyotsna Sreenivasan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2009 |
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Author | : Michael Harrington |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 1997-08 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 068482678X |
Examines the economic underworld of migrant farm workers, the aged, minority groups, and other economically underprivileged groups.
Author | : Jyotsna Sreenivasan |
Publisher | : ABC-CLIO |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009-10-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1598841688 |
It wasn't until the Great Depression that Americans decided their government should help its economically distressed citizens. Yet the issue of government efforts to reduce poverty remains controversial, with programs consuming large portions of the federal, state and local budgets, and with the argument over whether poverty is a personal failure or a national one still ongoing. Poverty and the Government in America: A Historical encyclopedia is an authoritative, unbiased examination of this important, lightning-rod issue.
Author | : Melissa Kearney |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 508 |
Release | : 2014-06-19 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0815726473 |
One-in-seven adults and one-in-five children in the United States live in poverty. Individuals and families living in povertyÊnot only lack basic, material necessities, but they are also disproportionally afflicted by many social and economic challenges. Some of these challenges include the increased possibility of an unstable home situation, inadequate education opportunities at all levels, and a high chance of crime and victimization. Given this growing social, economic, and political concern, The Hamilton Project at Brookings asked academic experts to develop policy proposals confronting the various challenges of AmericaÕs poorest citizens, and to introduce innovative approaches to addressing poverty.ÊWhen combined, the scope and impact of these proposals has the potential to vastly improve the lives of the poor. The resulting 14 policy memos are included in The Hamilton ProjectÕs Policies to Address Poverty in America. The main areas of focus include promoting early childhood development, supporting disadvantaged youth, building worker skills, and improving safety net and work support.
Author | : John Macnicol |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2020-07-31 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1789907306 |
This incisive book addresses the history of poverty in the US, addressing how those in need have been understood and administered during the last 70 years. Launching a multi-faceted investigation into the history of US government attitudes to welfare, John Macnicol identifies the key features of historic and contemporary discussions on poverty in the US and the dynamic changes in American attitudes to its poorest constituents.
Author | : Jared A. Snyder |
Publisher | : Synesi Publishing |
Total Pages | : 74 |
Release | : 2017-10-27 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 099939262X |
The American dream has long become the American scheme, yet so many people still only see America being what it once was. The American Scheme series offers a look at some of the most prominent problems in the United States today. Its volumes are not intended to be manifests of hatred toward the nation, but merely guides written to shine a light on common issues that plague every nation in the world. In volume 1 of the series, author Jared A. Snyder discusses the problem of poverty and shares his own personal experiences related to living in poverty for many years, as well as ideas that he believes would help lessen the problem. The American Scheme series is truly an insider's look into life in the United States of America!
Author | : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 619 |
Release | : 2019-09-16 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309483980 |
The strengths and abilities children develop from infancy through adolescence are crucial for their physical, emotional, and cognitive growth, which in turn help them to achieve success in school and to become responsible, economically self-sufficient, and healthy adults. Capable, responsible, and healthy adults are clearly the foundation of a well-functioning and prosperous society, yet America's future is not as secure as it could be because millions of American children live in families with incomes below the poverty line. A wealth of evidence suggests that a lack of adequate economic resources for families with children compromises these children's ability to grow and achieve adult success, hurting them and the broader society. A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty reviews the research on linkages between child poverty and child well-being, and analyzes the poverty-reducing effects of major assistance programs directed at children and families. This report also provides policy and program recommendations for reducing the number of children living in poverty in the United States by half within 10 years.
Author | : Daniel L. Hatcher |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2016-06-21 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1479874728 |
"Hatcher [posits that] state governments and their private industry partners are profiting from the social safety net, turning America's most vulnerable populations into sources of revenue"--
Author | : Lawrence M. Mead |
Publisher | : Basic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1993-07-21 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780465050697 |
Thirty years ago, the great national debate was how to help ordinary, workaday Americans achieve the good things in life. Today, we are preoccupied with—and increasingly divided over—how to cope with the problems of poor and dependent Americans, most of whom cannot or will not work at the jobs available. Mead provides overwhelming and disturbing evidence that passive poverty—the failure of most of the poor to work at all—reflects defeatism more than lack of opportunity. In this controversial book, Mead proposes concrete steps to overcome the inertia of the nonworking poor trapped in the welfare system. If the poor return to work, he suggests, American politics would focus once again on the problems of the working Americans.