| Description |
xvi, 245 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm |
| Series |
A Columbia/SSRC book |
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Columbia/SSRC book.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Executive Summary 17 -- Part 1 17 -- Understanding Human Development 17 -- Human Development in an American Context 20 -- Introduction 21 -- Shared Aspirations and Values: The American Dream 23 -- Capabilities in the United States 26 -- What Is Human Poverty? 29 -- What Is Human Security? 31 -- Measuring Human Development 35 -- The Modified American Human Development Index 36 -- Part 2 45 -- What the American HDI Reveals 45 -- What Do the Rankings Mean? Interpreting the American HDI 45 -- Historical Perspective 46 -- How Do We Stack Up? Regions, States, Congressional Districts, Gender, and -- Ethnic Groups 47 -- North and South, East and West: Regional Human Development 47 -- Variations among the States 48 -- Variations among Congressional Districts 51 -- Gender and Ethnic Differences in Human Development 57 -- Income vs. Investment in People's Capabilities 61 -- Conclusion 65 -- Part 3 66 -- The Building Blocks of the HDI: Health, Access to Knowledge, and a Decent -- Standard of Living 66 -- Health 66 -- Introduction 66 -- Health and Human Development 67 -- What Does the Human Development Index Reveal about Longevity? 69 -- The United States and Its "Peer Group" 69 -- Tremendous Variation across States 70 -- Racial and Ethnic Gaps 73 -- Child Survival 75 -- The Many Determinants of Good Health 76 -- Leading Causes of Death 79 -- Chronic Diseases: The Top Three Causes of Death 80 -- Heart Disease and Stroke 80 -- Cancer 81 -- Violence: Suicide, Homicide, and Intimate Partner Violence 83 -- Suicide 84 -- Homicide 85 -- Intimate Partner Violence 86 -- HIV and AIDS 87 -- Major Risk Factors of Illness and Death 90 -- Nutrition and Physical Activity 91 -- A Safe, Clean Living Environment 94 -- Clean Air 95 -- Lead-Free Homes 97 -- Sound Mental Health 98 -- Mental Illness and Homelessness 101 -- Mental Illness and Children 103 -- Eldercare with Dignity 103 -- Health Insurance: The Policy That Unlocks Many Doors 106 -- U.S. Spending on Health Care 109 -- Who Pays for Whom? 111 -- Who Are the Uninsured? 112 -- Health-Care Reform: A Way Forward 116 -- Conclusion 118 -- Access to Knowledge 122 -- Introduction 122 -- What does the HDI Show? 130 -- Why Do We Care about Access to Knowledge? 133 -- What Type of Knowledge Is Needed? 135 -- Family and Community: Where Knowledge Begins (Zero to Four Years of Age) 140 -- Low Birth Weight 141 -- Deep or Persistent Poverty in the Preschool Years 142 -- Family Structure 142 -- Parent-Child Interaction 143 -- Parental Investment 145 -- Early Childhood Education and Child Care 147 -- Intervention in the Preschool Years: The Evidence 149 -- Elementary Education: The Gap Widens 152 -- Inputs 154 -- Differences in Expenditures per Pupil by State 154 -- Differences in Teacher Quality 156 -- Differences in Available School Resources 158 -- Outcomes 161 -- Difference by Racial/Ethnic/Income Group 161 -- Differences by State 162 -- High Schools: Paths Diverge 167 -- The Transition to Adulthood 173 -- Higher Education: Different Worlds 174 -- What Does the American HDI Reveal? 178 -- Financial Barriers to Higher Education 180 -- Nonfinancial Barriers to College 183 -- Community Colleges: An Evolving Role 183 -- Conclusion 185 -- A Decent Standard of Living 189 -- Introduction 189 -- Standard of Living Measured by the Human Development Index 190 -- Variations in Income by State 191 -- Variations in Income by Congressional District 195 -- Income Variations by Sex and Race/Ethnicity 198 -- Trends in U.S. Income, Wealth, and Poverty 199 -- Current Income Distribution of the Population 200 -- Current Wealth Distribution among the Population 201 -- Income and Wealth: Distribution over Time 205 -- Racial and Ethnic Gaps in Wealth over Time 207 -- Trends in Poverty: Groups Living below the Official Poverty Threshold 208 -- What Fuels the Growth in Earnings Inequality? 209 -- Women in the Labor Force 210 -- Globalization and Technological Change 210 -- Declining Real Value of the Minimum Wage 212 -- Decline in Union Membership 214 -- Levels of Educational Attainment among Immigrants 215 -- Explaining Persistent, Growing Gaps by Race and Ethnic Origin 215 -- Education 216 -- Work Experience 216 -- Discrimination 216 -- Residential Segregation 217 -- Latinos 217 -- Incarceration 217 -- Explaining the Persistent Gender Earnings Gap 220 -- Conclusion 225 -- Part 4 229 -- An Eight-Point Human Development Approach 229 -- What Will It Take to Advance American Human Development? 229 -- Methodological Notes 243 -- The American Human Development Index 243 -- Health Index 244 -- Education Index 246 -- Income Index 250 -- Calculating The Human Development Index 252 -- Differences between the American HDI and the Standard HDI 255 -- Estimation of Life Expectancy at Birth for Congressional Districts 259 -- American HDI Historical Trends 262 -- Part 5 267 -- Human Development Indicators 267 -- Glossary 268 -- Bibliography 274 -- Box 1.1. The Human Development Report 18 -- Box 1.2. Social Mobility: A Cornerstone of the American Dream 25 -- Box 1.3. People's Capabilities: Who They Can Be and What They Can Do 28 -- Box 1.4. The OECD 31 -- Box 1.5. Key Concepts of the Human Development Approach 34 -- Box 1.6: A Primer on the American Human Development Index 38 -- Box 1.7: Human Development in the United States: A Global Perspective 39 -- Box 2.1. A Tale of Two Districts 55 -- Box 3.1. Why Is Minnesota Number Two? 71 -- Box 3.2. What Is Public Health? 78 -- Box 3.3. Corn Subsidies: Expanded Markets or Expanded Waistlines 92 -- Box 3.4. Creating Wellness by Allowing Patients to Manage Their Own Medication -- 100 -- Box 3.5. Moving from Band-Aids to Real Solutions: Permanent Supportive -- Housing in Minnesota 102 -- Box 3.6. Squeezing Caregivers and the Cared For: For-Profit Nursing Home -- Operations 104 -- Box 3.7. Interesting Features of Health Coverage in Other Countries 106 -- Box 3.8. Profile of the Uninsured in America 112 -- Box 3.9. For Future Consideration: Health Topics of Tomorrow 117 -- Box 3.10. American HDI: Access to Knowledge 123 -- Box 3.11. No Skills or Women's Skills? 135 -- Box 3.12. How Do We Fare Internationally? 137 -- Box 3.13. Teaching Rocket Scientists to Use Plowshares 138 -- Box 3.14. Olds Nurse-Family Partnership 145 -- Box 3.15. Redshirting 152 -- Box 3.16. Fast Facts about K-12 Education 152 -- Box 3.17. Working Conditions in Schools with Low-Income Students vs. Schools -- with Wealthy White Students 156 -- Box 3.18. Are Charter Schools the Answer? 163 -- Box 3.19. Teach for America: Can It Solve the Teacher Crisis? 164 -- Box 3.20. Opportunity NYC 165 -- Box 3.21. Knowledge Is Power Program 166 -- Box 3.22. Immigrant Educational Attainments and Barriers 187 -- Box 3.23. The Earned Income Tax Credit Helps Lift Millions out of Poverty 195 -- Box 3.24. Saving for a Rainy Day: How Can We Help Americans Build Assets? 201 -- Box 3.26. State Experiences Indexing Minimum Wages to Cost of Living 214 -- Box 3.27. Keeping Faith with the Children of Prisoners 218 -- Box 3.28. Employment Opportunities for those who Face Major Economic and -- Social Barriers 224 -- Box 3.29. Getting Better Returns on Our Philanthropic Investments 227 -- Example: Calculating the HDI for the United States 253 -- Figure 1.1: Income and Human Development, U.S. and Select Countries 40 -- Figure 1.2: Top-Ranked Countries in Human Development, 1980-2005 40 -- Figure 2.1. Profile of Two New York City Districts 56 -- [QY: in figures below, capitalize "rate"; change "college or better" to "Bachelor's Degree or -- Higher"] 56 -- Figure 2.2. Gender Differences in the HDI 60 -- Figure 2.3. Same Income, Different HDI 61 -- Figure 2.4. Income and Human Development, States 62 -- Figure 2.5. Correlation between Income and Health, States 63 -- Figure 2.6: The Preston Curve in 2005 64 -- Figure 3.1. U.S. Life Expectancy Compared to Other Nations, 2005 69 -- Figure 3.2. The Unfinished Agenda in HIV and AIDS 89 -- Figure 3.3 |
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National Health Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP 109 -- Figure 3.4. Health Expenditures Per Capita, Public and Private 110 -- Figure 3.5. State Spending per Pupil and the State Education Index Show a Strong -- Correlation 155 -- Figure 3.6. Upper Secondary Graduation Rate 2004: United States vs. OECD 168 -- Figure 3.8. Share of Household Income by Quintile, 2006 200 -- Figure 3.10. Inflation-Adjusted Family Income 206 -- Figure 3.11. Change in Income for Families: 1953-2005; Percentage Point Change -- 2005 Relative to 1953 206 -- Figure 3.12. Median Net Worth, by Race 208 -- Figure 3.13. Persons in Poverty by Age 208 -- Figure 3.14. Real Value of the Federal Minimum Wage 212 -- Part 5 -- Human Development Indicators -- American Human Development Index -- 1. American Human Development Index (gender, race/ethnicity, gender -- and race/ethnicity, region) -- 2. American Human Development Index (state) -- 3. American Human Development Index (congressional district) -- U.S. Indicator Tables -- 1. Demographics -- 2. A Long and Healthy Life -- 3. Access to Knowledge -- 4. A Decent Standard of Living -- 5. Preserving the Earth for Future Generations -- 6. Protecting Personal and Community Security -- 7. Protecting National Security -- OECD Indicator Tables -- 1. Demographics -- 2. A Long and Healthy Life -- 3. Access to Knowledge -- 4. A Decent Standard of Living -- 5. Preserving the Earth for Future Generations -- 6. Protecting Personal and Community Security -- 7. Political Participation -- 8. Protecting National Security |
| Summary |
"The Measure of America is the first-ever human development report for a wealthy, developed nation. It introduces the American Human Development Index, which provides a single measure of well-being for all Americans, disaggregated by state and congressional district, as well as by gender, race, and ethnicity. The Index rankings of the 50 states and 436 congressional districts reveal huge disparities in the health, education, and living standards of different groups. Clear, precise, objective, and authoritative, this report will become the basis for all serious discussions concerning the realization of a fair, just, and globally competitive American society."--Book jacket |
| Notes |
"A joint publication of the Social Science Research Council and Columbia University Press." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233) and index |
| Subject |
Quality of life -- United States -- Statistics.
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Social indicators -- United States.
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Quality of life -- United States.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980- -- Statistics.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009100037
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| Genre/Form |
Statistics.
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| Author |
Lewis, Kristen.
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Martins, Eduardo Borges.
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Social Science Research Council (U.S.)
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| LC no. |
2008020177 |
| ISBN |
9780231154949 hardback |
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0231154941 hardback |
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9780231154956 paperback |
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023115495X paperback |
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9780231510905 ebook |
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023151090X ebook |
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