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

• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Disciplina: 62.5/560973
• Soggetto topico: Poverty - United States; Poverty - Government policy - United States - History; Poor - United States - History; Economic assistance, Domestic - United States; Public welfare - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): FarmbryKyle <1970->
• 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>
• Titolo autorizzato: The war on poverty
• ISBN: 0-7391-9924-2; 0-7391-9079-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465424103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II