Poverty : major policy themes, proposals, and measurements for the U.S. / Anita Ackerman, editor.

Contributor(s):

Ackerman, Anita [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Hunger and povertyPublisher: New York : Nova Publishers, [2015]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781634637558
1634637550

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: PovertyDDC classification:

362.5/0973 23

LOC classification:

HC110.P6

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EBSCOhost

Contents:

Poverty : major themes in past debates and current proposals / Gene Falk and Karen Spar -- Poverty in the United States : 2013 / Thomas Gabe.

Summary: 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, but poverty remains a difficult policy challenge. The Obama Administration and some in Congress have offered proposals that seek to address poverty, with the proposals differing considerably in their focus and content. However, the themes reflected in these proposals echo prior efforts to address the issue of poverty. The terms ""poverty"" and ""welfare"" (commonly thought of as cash assistance for the poor) are often intertwined, but federal policies affecting poverty are broader than a single program or set of programs. In fact, the social insurance program of Social Security may be the nation's most important antipoverty program. The incidence and character of poverty is affected by many facets of public life.

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Poverty : major themes in past debates and current proposals / Gene Falk and Karen Spar -- Poverty in the United States : 2013 / Thomas Gabe.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, but poverty remains a difficult policy challenge. The Obama Administration and some in Congress have offered proposals that seek to address poverty, with the proposals differing considerably in their focus and content. However, the themes reflected in these proposals echo prior efforts to address the issue of poverty. The terms ""poverty"" and ""welfare"" (commonly thought of as cash assistance for the poor) are often intertwined, but federal policies affecting poverty are broader than a single program or set of programs. In fact, the social insurance program of Social Security may be the nation's most important antipoverty program. The incidence and character of poverty is affected by many facets of public life.

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