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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786751003321

Titolo

The war on poverty : a retrospective / / edited by Kyle Farmbry ; contributors, Mohamad G. Alkadry [and eighteeen others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-9924-2

0-7391-9079-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Disciplina

62.5/560973

Soggetti

Poverty - United States

Poverty - Government policy - United States - History

Poor - United States - History

Economic assistance, Domestic - United States

Public welfare - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Poverty-Policy Link; 2 Women and Children First?; 3 Immigration and Poverty; 4 "The Movement's Broadway"; 5 Poverty in Appalachia; 6 War as Metaphor; 7 Poverty and Juvenile Justice; 8 Home Sweet Home; 9 Not in My Backyard; 10 Poverty and Health Care; 11 The Educational Achievement Gap and Poverty; 12 Workforce Development in an Era of Diminishing Work; 13 Worker Cooperatives as Models for Economic Engagement; 14 Inclusive Capitalism and Poverty Alleviation; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Editor; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">The War on Poverty: A Retrospective</span><span> examines the strategies and programs launched since 1964 through the eyes of academics and practitioners engaged in education, health care, social services provision, and community economic development.</span></span>