| Description |
x, 348 pages ; illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Making the work-based safety net work better / Carolyn J. Heinrich and John Karl Scholz -- Part I: Challenges faced by adults in achieving self-sufficiency through work. Alternative labor market policies to increase economic self-sufficiency : mandating higher wages, subsidizing employment, and raising productivity / David Neumark ; On work and health among the American poor / Jayanta Bhattacharya and Peter Richmond -- Part II: Improving children's chances of becoming self-sufficient adults. Parental pathways to self-sufficiency and the well-being of younger children / Greg J. Duncan, Lisa Gennetian, and Pamela Morris ; School reforms and improved life outcomes for disadvantaged children / David N. Figlio -- Part III: Addressing barriers to self-sufficiency for particularly disadvantaged groups. The impact of incarceration on the employment outcomes of former inmates : policy options for fostering self-sufficiency and an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of current corrections policy / Steven Raphael ; The growing problem of disconnected single mothers / Rebecca M. Blank and Brian K. Kovak -- Part IV: Policy ideas from other countries and the politics of changing the work-based safety net. Beyond the safety net : supporting the economic security of working poor families / Marcia K. Meyers and Janet C. Gornick ; The politics of low-income families in the United States / R. Kent Weaver. |
| Subject |
Working poor -- Government policy -- United States.
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Poor families -- Government policy -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Heinrich, Carolyn J.
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Scholz, John Karl.
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| ISBN |
9780871544667 alkaline paper |
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0871544660 alkaline paper |
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9780871544223 |
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0871544229 |
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