Understanding Poverty
Published on 1. July 2009
576 pages
978-0-674-03017-6 (ISBN)
Description
In spite of an unprecedented period of growth and prosperity, the poverty rate in the U.S. remains high relative to the levels of the early 1970s and relative to those in many industrialized countries today. This book brings the problem of poverty in America to the fore, focusing on its nature and extent at the dawn of the 21st century.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-03017-6 (9780674030176)
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Sheldon H. Danziger | Robert H. Haveman
Understanding Poverty
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04/2002
Harvard University Press
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Persons
Sheldon Danziger is Professor of Social Work and Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Robert H. Haveman is John Bascom Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Content
Contents Contributors Preface Introduction: The Evolution of Poverty and Antipoverty Policy / Sheldon H. Danziger and Robert H. Haveman I. Trends and Determinants of Poverty, Inequality, and Mobility 1. The Level, Trend, and Composition of Poverty / Gary Burtless and Timothy M. Smeeding 2. Changes in Family Structure: Implications for Poverty and Related Policy / Maria Cancian and Deborah Reed 3. The Rising Tide Lifts ...? / Richard B. Freeman 4. Mobility, Persistence, and the Consequences of Poverty for Children: Child and Adult Outcomes / Mary Corcoran 5. U. S. Poverty in a Cross-national Context / Timothy M. Smeeding, Lee Rainwater, and Gary Burtless II. The Evolution of Antipoverty Policies 6. The Evolution of Income Support Policy in Recent Decades / John Karl Scholz and Kara Levine 7. Welfare Policy in Transition: Redefining the Social Contract for Poor Citizen Families with Children and for Immigrants / Ladonna A. Pavetti 8. Health Policies for the Non-elderly Poor / John Mullahy and Barbara L. Wolfe 9. Investing in the Future: Reducing Poverty Through Human Capital Investments / Lynn A. Karoly III. Neighborhoods, Groups, and Communities 10. Housing Discrimination and Residential Segregation as Causes of Poverty / John Yinger 11 The Memberships Theory of Poverty: The Role of Group Affiliations in Determining Socioeconomic Outcomes: Steven N. Durlauf 12 Community Revitalization, Jobs and the Well-being of the Inner-City Poor: Ronald F. Ferguson IV Concluding Thoughts 13 Politics, Race, and Poverty Research: Glenn C. Loury 14 Poverty Research and Antipoverty Policy After the Technological Revolution: David R. Harris 15 Research on Poverty and Antipoverty Policies: Jane Waldfogel Notes References Index
