02844nam 2200709Ia 450 991045585210332120200520144314.01-280-81267-297866108126770-8157-0641-3(CKB)111087027971472(EBL)268838(OCoLC)475994882(SSID)ssj0000217227(PQKBManifestationID)11175003(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000217227(PQKBWorkID)10202021(PQKB)11651664(MiAaPQ)EBC268838(Au-PeEL)EBL268838(CaPaEBR)ebr10063908(CaONFJC)MIL81267(OCoLC)53795185(EXLCZ)9911108702797147220041017d2002 my 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOwning up[electronic resource] poverty, assets, and the American dream /Michelle Miller-AdamsWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20021 online resource (237 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-0620-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE: Building Assets; CHAPTER TWO: Coming Home; CHAPTER THREE: On Common Ground; CHAPTER FOUR: Work with a Future; CHAPTER FIVE: Making It Her Business; CHAPTER SIX: Can the Poor Save?; Epilogue; Notes; IndexThis text is about assets and the difference they can make in the lives of the poor. It expands the concept of asset building to encompass a range of skills and support systems that are necessary to lift people out of poverty. It identifies four types of asset: economic, human, social and natural.PovertyGovernment policyUnited StatesPoorUnited StatesFinance, PersonalSaving and investmentGovernment policyUnited StatesEconomic assistance, DomesticUnited StatesPublic welfareUnited StatesWelfare recipientsUnited StatesEconomic conditionsUnited StatesEconomic conditions1981-2001Electronic books.PovertyGovernment policyPoorFinance, Personal.Saving and investmentGovernment policyEconomic assistance, DomesticPublic welfareWelfare recipientsEconomic conditions.362.50973362.582Miller-Adams Michelle1959-953659MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455852103321Owning up2156345UNINA