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Titolo: | 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 | |
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.: | 9910786751003321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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