| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 566 pages) : illustrations |
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Russell Sage Foundation Ser |
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Russell Sage Foundation Ser
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| Contents |
Introduction: The evolution of poverty and antipoverty policy / Sheldon H. Danziger, Robert H. Haveman -- The level, trend, and composition of poverty / Gary Burtless, Timothy M. Smeeding -- Changes in family structure: implications for poverty and related policy / Maria Cancian, Deborah Reed -- The rising tide lifts ...? / Richard B. Freeman -- Mobility, persistence, and the consequences of poverty for children: child and adult outcomes / Mary Corcoran -- U.S. poverty in a cross-national context / Timothy M. Smeeding, Lee Rainwater, Gary Burtless -- The evolution of income support policy in recent decades / John Karl Scholz, Kara Levine -- Welfare policy in transition: redefining the social contract for poor citizen families with children and for immigrants / Ladonna A. Pavetti -- Health policies for the non-elderly poor / John Mullahy, Barbara L. Wolfe -- Investing in the future: reducing poverty through human capital investments / Lynn A. Karoly -- Housing discrimination and residential segregation as causes of poverty / John Yinger -- The memberships theory of poverty: the role of group affiliations in determining socioeconomic outcomes / Steven N. Durlauf -- Community revitalization, jobs and the well-being of the inner-city poor / Ronald F. Ferguson -- Politics, race, and poverty research / Glenn C. Loury -- Poverty research and antipoverty policy after the technological revolution / David R. Harris -- Research on poverty and antipoverty policies / Jane Waldfogel |
| Summary |
In spite of an unprecedented period of growth and prosperity, the poverty rate in the United States remains high relative to the levels of the early 1970s and relative to those in many industrialized countries today. Understanding Poverty brings the problem of poverty in America to the fore, focusing on its nature and extent at the dawn of the twenty-first century |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-552) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Poverty.
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Poverty -- United States
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Poverty
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poverty.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Poverty & Homelessness.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Social policy
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Economic policy
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Economic history
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Poverty
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Armoede.
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Pobreza -- Estados unidos.
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Política social -- Estados unidos.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001001975
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United States -- Social policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140547
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United States -- Economic policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140033
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United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century
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| Subject |
United States
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Estados Unidos (CondiÇÕes Sociais;CondiÇÕes EconÔmicas)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Danziger, Sheldon.
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Haveman, Robert H.
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| ISBN |
9780674030176 |
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0674030176 |
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9780674007673 |
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0674007670 |
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