[HTML][HTML] Anti-poverty policy innovations: New proposals for addressing poverty in the United States
BACKGROUND Just over fifty years ago, the War on Poverty marked a significant expansion
of the scope and scale of anti-poverty programs, as well as a considerable change in their …
of the scope and scale of anti-poverty programs, as well as a considerable change in their …
Public assistance and antipoverty programs or why haven't means-tested programs been more successful at reducing poverty?
EM Northrop - Journal of Economic Issues, 1991 - Taylor & Francis
Debate continues on both the overall effectiveness of means-tested programs at reducing
poverty and why the programs have not been more successful at fighting poverty. Perhaps …
poverty and why the programs have not been more successful at fighting poverty. Perhaps …
[BOOK][B] It takes a nation: A new agenda for fighting poverty-updated edition
RM Blank - 2018 - books.google.com
As Americans experiment with dismantling the nation's welfare system, clichés and slogans
proliferate, ranging from charges that the poor are simply lazy to claims that existing …
proliferate, ranging from charges that the poor are simply lazy to claims that existing …
The war on poverty: Measurement, trends, and policy
R Haveman, R Blank, R Moffitt… - Journal of Policy …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We present a 50‐year historical perspective of the nation's antipoverty efforts, describing the
evolution of policy during four key periods since 1965. Over this half‐century, the initial …
evolution of policy during four key periods since 1965. Over this half‐century, the initial …
[PDF][PDF] Poverty in the United States: 50-year trends and safety net impacts
A Chaudry, C Wimer, S Macartney… - Office of the …, 2016 - roar-assets-auto.rbl.ms
Just over 50 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an “unconditional war on
poverty,” and signed the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 …
poverty,” and signed the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 …
Trends in income support
John Karl Scholz, Robert Moffitt, and Benjamin Cowan of market-based economic outcomes—
unemployment, disability, low earnings, and other material hardship. These programs …
unemployment, disability, low earnings, and other material hardship. These programs …
[BOOK][B] American poverty in a new era of reform
HR Rodgers - 2015 - taylorfrancis.com
This new edition of American Poverty in a New Era of Reform provides a comprehensive
examination of the extent, causes, effects, and costs of American poverty nearly ten years …
examination of the extent, causes, effects, and costs of American poverty nearly ten years …
[PDF][PDF] The evolution of income support policy in recent decades
JK Scholz, K Levine - Understanding poverty, 2001 - Citeseer
This paper documents the evolution of antipoverty programs in the United States, focusing
particularly on the 1990s. 1 Antipoverty programs are designed to mitigate the most …
particularly on the 1990s. 1 Antipoverty programs are designed to mitigate the most …
[PDF][PDF] Fighting poverty the American way
R Haskins - conference on Anti-Poverty Programs in a Global …, 2011 - brookings.edu
President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty in the United States in 1964. 1 At the
time, the US had a very modest commitment to programs, other than public education, aimed …
time, the US had a very modest commitment to programs, other than public education, aimed …
Social policy: What have we learned?
In this review, we focus on current research on the major welfare program in the U nited S
tates, food security programs, S ocial S ecurity, S ocial S ecurity D isability, U nemployment I …
tates, food security programs, S ocial S ecurity, S ocial S ecurity D isability, U nemployment I …