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| Author | : Dwight B. Billings |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 456 |
| Release | : 2000-01-28 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780521655460 |
Kathleen Blee and Dwight Billings examine the social dynamics of persistently poor rural communities through the history of Clay County, an especially po or section of the Eastern Kentucky mountains in Appalachia. This book makes an important contribution to basic research on inequality pointing to the shortcomings of treating symptomatic problems of low income, while failing to address systemic ones at a time when American policymakers are struggling to design and implement effective programs to move people from welfare to work.
| Author | : Vidar Ligard |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 168 |
| Release | : 2020-06-15 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781734865509 |
Make your dreams come true! A Fork in the Road is a handbook for a successful, satisfying life. This book will not just motivate and inspire you, but it gives you practical steps for growing in areas that are necessary for fulfillment and success. Using proven Biblical wisdom, it helps you understand the underlying thought processes and the mindset that produces growth. God wants each person to prosper so that we can all be contributors and producers in society. When we learn to enjoy enriching the lives of others, we will in turn be rewarded with a rich and satisfying life. The book covers practical areas like innovation, personal financial management, people skills, vision and goal setting. Each area is filled with practical advice and real life stories that illustrate the principles taught. FROM THE BACK COVER Have you ever wished your life was different? Do you dream of having a bigger purpose, a better job, or a more meaningful life? Or maybe you have a goal or a dream, but don't know how to make it happen. Just like there is a proven path to the top of a mountain, there is a proven way to win in life! Wishing, praying, believing, and expecting is good, but things will not happen unless you consistently and persistently keep working towards your goal. This book gives you the life lessons you were not taught in school and that the church did not tell you. You are at a fork in the road and have the power to choose poverty or prosperity! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Vidar Ligard has trained leaders and transformed people in East Africa since 1999. He has helped countless people grow into excellent leaders by teaching practical principles founded on the Word of God. Through Bible schools, seminars, character development, and coaching, Vidar's teaching is helping people come out of poverty, grow churches, build businesses, fight corruption, and mature leaders who reach thousands of people every day. Vidar and his wife, Cathrine, founded Safari Mission, a nonprofit mission organization based in Tulsa, OK. WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING "This teaching is empowering people" -Pastor Justus Kaloki "It's not only about spiritual matters. It's also about practical things. I was an overseer of less than 20 churches and today the churches have grown to over 100. The teaching is very practical, and it is helping people!" -Rev Titus Munuve "With this kind of teaching, people will understand what they are supposed to do" -Peter Kathuro
| Author | : Sasha Abramsky |
| Publisher | : Nation Books |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 2013-09-10 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1568587260 |
Abramsky shows how poverty - a massive political scandal - is dramatically changing in the wake of the Great Recession.
| 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 | : 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 | : Duncan Green |
| Publisher | : Oxfam |
| Total Pages | : 540 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0855985933 |
Offers a look at the causes and effects of poverty and inequality, as well as the possible solutions. This title features research, human stories, statistics, and compelling arguments. It discusses about the world we live in and how we can make it a better place.
| 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 | : Tish Howard |
| Publisher | : Corwin Press |
| Total Pages | : 161 |
| Release | : 2009-07-30 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1452273316 |
"This book is the perfect guide for those administrators and teachers who are truly interested in equalizing educational opportunities at all levels." —Rebecca S. Compton, Professor of Elementary Education East Central University Proven strategies for increasing the academic performance of students with low school-readiness skills! Children of low socioeconomic status often enter school with low school-readiness skills, leading them to be misidentified as learning disabled. Educators in Grades K–12 can allocate resources for special education services more effectively and meet the needs of low SES students by preventing students from being placed in the wrong program and by providing readiness supports. Offering an in-depth look at schools that have realized effective results in remarkable time frames, the authors challenge educators and parents to consider how low expectations can affect student achievement—and emphasize optimism as a necessary tenet of schools′ day-to-day teaching/learning programs and school-community relationships. This resource provides: Training resources for teaching low SES students Assessment tools for identifying learning needs Strategies for building relationships of trust and collaboration throughout the school community Data charts that illustrate the increase in student achievement from schoolwide initiatives A bibliography and glossary of pertinent research and terminology With these strategies and tools, schools can meet the developmental and environmental needs of their most vulnerable students and watch student achievement and confidence soar!
| Author | : Samuel Bowles |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 251 |
| Release | : 2016-05-31 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 0691170932 |
Much popular belief--and public policy--rests on the idea that those born into poverty have it in their power to escape. But the persistence of poverty and ever-growing economic inequality around the world have led many economists to seriously question the model of individual economic self-determination when it comes to the poor. In Poverty Traps, Samuel Bowles, Steven Durlauf, Karla Hoff, and the book's other contributors argue that there are many conditions that may trap individuals, groups, and whole economies in intractable poverty. For the first time the editors have brought together the perspectives of economics, economic history, and sociology to assess what we know--and don't know--about such traps. Among the sources of the poverty of nations, the authors assign a primary role to social and political institutions, ranging from corruption to seemingly benign social customs such as kin systems. Many of the institutions that keep nations poor have deep roots in colonial history and persist long after their initial causes are gone. Neighborhood effects--influences such as networks, role models, and aspirations--can create hard-to-escape pockets of poverty even in rich countries. Similar individuals in dissimilar socioeconomic environments develop different preferences and beliefs that can transmit poverty or affluence from generation to generation. The book presents evidence of harmful neighborhood effects and discusses policies to overcome them, with attention to the uncertainty that exists in evaluating such policies.
| Author | : Matthew Desmond |
| Publisher | : Crown |
| Total Pages | : 450 |
| Release | : 2017-02-28 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0553447459 |
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • One of the most acclaimed books of our time, this modern classic “has set a new standard for reporting on poverty” (Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times Book Review). In Evicted, Princeton sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they each struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as “wrenching and revelatory” (The Nation), “vivid and unsettling” (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of twenty-first-century America’s most devastating problems. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY President Barack Obama • The New York Times Book Review • The Boston Globe • The Washington Post • NPR • Entertainment Weekly • The New Yorker • Bloomberg • Esquire • BuzzFeed • Fortune • San Francisco Chronicle • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • Politico • The Week • Chicago Public Library • BookPage • Kirkus Reviews • Library Journal • Publishers Weekly • Booklist • Shelf Awareness WINNER OF: The National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction • The PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction • The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism • The PEN/New England Award • The Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE AND THE KIRKUS PRIZE “Evicted stands among the very best of the social justice books.”—Ann Patchett, author of Bel Canto and Commonwealth “Gripping and moving—tragic, too.”—Jesmyn Ward, author of Salvage the Bones “Evicted is that rare work that has something genuinely new to say about poverty.”—San Francisco Chronicle
