Handbook on Poverty + Inequality

Handbook on Poverty + Inequality
Author: Jonathan Haughton
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2009-03-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0821376144

For anyone wanting to learn, in practical terms, how to measure, describe, monitor, evaluate, and analyze poverty, this Handbook is the place to start. It is designed to be accessible to people with a university-level background in science or the social sciences. It is an invaluable tool for policy analysts, researchers, college students, and government officials working on policy issues related to poverty and inequality.

The Color of Wealth

The Color of Wealth
Author: Meizhu Lui
Publisher: The New Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1595580042

The Color of Wealth lays bare a dirty secret: for centuries, people of color have been barred by laws and by discrimination from participating in government wealth-building programs that benefit white Americans.

Issues for Debate in Social Policy

Issues for Debate in Social Policy
Author: CQ Researcher,
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2009-08-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 148334357X

Is more government aid needed? Who will pay for care of aging baby boomers? Will all Americans finally get health insurance? These are just some of the topics covered in Issues for Debate in Social Policy. Engaging and reader-friendly articles encourage students to think critically about some of the most pressing social policy issues of our time. Classroom discussions will sparkle as a result! About CQ Researcher Readers In the tradition of nonpartisanship and current analysis that is the hallmark of CQ Press, readers investigate important and controversial policy issues. Offer your students the balanced reporting, complete overviews, and engaging writing that has consistently provided for more than 80 years. Each article gives substantial background andanalysis of a particular issue as well as useful pedagogical features to inspire critical thinking andto help students grasp and review key material: A Pro/Con box that examines two competing sides of a single question A detailed chronology of key dates and events An annotated bibliography and Web resources Outlook sections that address possible regulation and initiatives from Capitol Hill and the White House over the next 5 to 10 years Photos, charts, graphs, and maps

New Serial Titles

New Serial Titles
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 1048
Release:
Genre: Periodicals
ISBN:

A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.