Changing Poverty, Changing Policies

by Cancian, Maria; Danziger, Sheldon

• ISBN13: 9780871543103
• ISBN10: 0871543109
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-30
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Changing Poverty And Changing Antipoverty Policies	p. 1
Economic Changes, Demographic Changes, And Trends In Poverty	p. 33
Poverty Levels And Trends In Comparative Perspective	p. 35
Economic Change And The Structure of Opportunity For Less-Skilled Workers	p. 63
Family Structure, Childbearing, And Parental Employment: Implications For The Level And Trend In Poverty	p. 92
Immigration And Poverty In The United States	p. 122
Mobility And Its Consequences	p. 151
Enduring Influences of Childhood Poverty	p. 153
Mobolity In The United States In Comparative Perspective	p. 180
The Evolution And Scope of Antipoverty Policies	p. 201
Trends In Income Support	p. 203
The Role of Family Policies In Antipoverty Policy	p. 242
Improving Educational Outcomes For Poor Children	p. 266
WorkForce Development As An Antipoverty Strategy: What Do We Know? What Should We Do?	p. 301
Health Care For The Poor: For Whom, What Care, And Whose Responsibility?	p. 330
The Politics of Poverty And Its Meaning In a Rich Country	p. 365
Poverty Politics And Policy	p. 367
What Does It Mean To Be Poor In a Rich Society?	p. 387
Index	p. 409
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