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It takes a nation : a new agenda for fighting poverty / Rebecca M. Blank.
Author
Blank, Rebecca M.
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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
Availability
Available Online
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HV95 .B59 1996
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Public welfare
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United States
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Poverty
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Government policy
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United States
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Economic conditions
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1981-2001
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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.
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ISBN
0691026750 ((alk. paper))
9780691026756 ((alk. paper))
0691004013 ((pbk.))
9780691004013 ((pbk.))
LCCN
96008671
OCLC
34704893
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