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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464254903321

Titolo

Old assumptions, new realities : economic security for working families in the 21st century / / Robert D. Plotnick [and three others], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Russell Sage Foundation, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

1-61044-721-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Collana

A West Coast Poverty Center Volume

Disciplina

331.5/4

Soggetti

Working poor - United States

Social security - United States

Electronic books.

United States Social policy 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A West Coast Poverty Center volume."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Old assumptions, new realities / Marcia K. Meyers, Robert D. Plotnick and Jennifer Romich -- Policies to increase economic security in the 21st century -- Working families at risk : understanding and confronting the new economic insecurity / Jacob S. Hacker -- Workforce development and public policy : addressing new realities in low skill labor markets / Michael A. Stoll -- Creating opportunity at the bottom : the role of skill development and firm level policies in improving outcomes for low wage employees / Paul Osterman -- Asset-based policies and financial services : toward fairness and inclusion / Michael Sherraden -- Ensuring that Americans can succeed at home and at work in a global economy / Jody Heymann and Alison Earle -- The new realities of delivering safety net programs -- Nonprofit helping hands for the working poor : the new realities of today's safety net / Scott W. Allard -- Reconstituting the safety-net : new principles and design elements that support low-income workers / Jodi R. Sandfort.