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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787834603321

Titolo

Legacies of the war on poverty / / edited by Martha J. Bailey and Sheldon Danziger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Russell Sage Foundation, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-61044-814-6

1-61044-806-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Collana

National poverty series on poverty and public policy

Disciplina

362.5/560973

Soggetti

Public welfare - United States

Poverty - Government policy - United States

United States Social policy

United States Economic policy

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 reference and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents ; Tables and Figures; About the Authors; Chapter 1. Legacies of the War on Poverty / Martha J. Bailey and Sheldon Danziger ; Part I. Increasing Human Capital, Employment, and Earnings; Chapter 2. Head Start Origins and Impacts / Chloe Gibbs, Jens Ludwig, and Douglas L. Miller ; Chapter 3. The K-12 Education Battle / Elizabeth Cascio and Sarah Reber ; Chapter 4. Supporting Access to Higher Education / Bridget Terry Long ; Chapter 5. Workforce Development Programs / Harry J. Holzer ; Part II. Raising Incomes and Living Standards

Chapter 6. The Safety Net for Families with Children / Jane Waldfogel Chapter 7. The Safety Net for the Elderly / Kathleen McGarry ; Chapter 8. Performance and Legacy of Housing Policies / Edgar O. Olsen and Jens Ludwig ; Part III. Improving Access to Medical Care and Health; Chapter 9. Health Programs for Non-Elderly Adults and Children / Barbara Wolfe ; Chapter 10. Medicare and Medicaid / Katherine Swartz ; Index