Understanding Poverty - Hardcover

Danziger, Sheldon H

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674007670 ISBN 13: 9780674007673

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2002

Synopsis

In spite of an unprecedented period of growth and prosperity, the poverty rate in the United States remains high relative to the levels of the early 1970s and relative to those in many industrialized countries. This text brings the problem of poverty in America to the fore, focusing on its nature and extent at the dawn of the 21st century. Looking back over the four decades since the nation declared war on poverty, the authors ask how the poor have fared in the market economy, what government programs have and have not accomplished, and what remains to be done. They help us understand how changes in the way the labor market operates, in family structure, and in social welfare, health, and education policies have affected trends in poverty. Most significantly, they offer suggestions for changes in programs and policies that hold real promise for reducing poverty and income inequality.

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Review

Authored by a virtual who's who of leaders in the field, papers in this collection summarize the state of learning in a wide variety of areas of poverty research...[T]he volume...could bring anyone up to date on the state of mainstream thought regarding poverty research.--R. S. Rycroft"Choice" (06/01/2002)

About the Author

Sheldon Danziger is Professor of Social Work and Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Robert H. Haveman is John Bascom Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674007670
• ISBN 13: 9780674007673
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 576