It takes a nation : a new agenda for fighting poverty / Rebecca M. Blank.

Author
Blank, Rebecca M. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New York : Russell Sage Foundation ; Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1997]
  • ©1997
Description
xvii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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              Summary note
              In this impeccably researched book, Rebecca Blank provides the definitive antidote to the scapegoating, guesswork, and outright misinformation of today's welfare debates. Demonstrating that government aid has been far more effective than most people think, she also explains that even private support for the poor depends extensively on public funds. It takes a nation to fight a problem as pervasive and subtle as modern poverty, and this book argues that we should continue to implement a mix of private and public programs. Federal, state, and local assistance should go hand in hand with private efforts at community development and personal empowerment and change.
              Bibliographic references
              Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-328) and index.
              Contents
              • Ch. 1. The Changing Face of Poverty
              • Ch. 2. A Changing Economy
              • Ch. 3. Changing Policy: America's Efforts to Provide a Social Safety Net
              • Ch. 4. What Do Antipoverty Programs Do?
              • Ch. 5. Who Should Help the Poor?
              • Ch. 6. The Movement toward Targeted Programs
              • Ch. 7. Where Should We Go from Here?
              • Ch. 8. Conclusions.
              ISBN
              • 0691026750 ((alk. paper))
              • 9780691026756 ((alk. paper))
              • 0691004013 ((pbk.))
              • 9780691004013 ((pbk.))
              LCCN
              96008671
              OCLC
              34704893
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