TY - BOOK AU - Plotnick,Robert D. AU - Meyers,Marcia AU - Romich,Jennifer AU - Smith,Steven Rathgeb TI - Old assumptions, new realities: ensuring economic security for working families in the 21st century T2 - A West Coast Poverty Center Volume SN - 9781610447218 AV - HD4901 .O56 2010 U1 - 331.5/4 23 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Russell Sage Foundation KW - Social security KW - United States KW - Working poor KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Economics KW - Microeconomics KW - bisacsh KW - Social policy KW - fast KW - 21st century KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1. Old Assumptions, New Realities -- Marcia K. Meyers, Robert D. Plotnick, and Jennifer Romich; Part I. Policies to Increase Economic Security in the Twenty-First Century; Chapter 2. Working Families at Risk: Understanding and Confronting the New Economic Insecurity -- Jacob S. Hacker; Chapter 3. Workforce Development and Public Policy: Addressing New Realities in Low-Skill Labor Markets -- Michael A. Stoll; Chapter 4. Creating Opportunity at the Bottom: The Role of Skill Development and Firm-Level Policies in Improving Outcomes for Low-Wage Employees -- Paul OstermanChapter 5. Asset-Based Policies and Financial Services: Toward Fairness and Inclusion -- Michael Sherraden; Chapter 6. Ensuring That Americans Can Succeed at Home and at Work in a Global Economy -- Jody Heymann and Alison Earle; Part II. The New Realities of Delivering Safety-Net Programs; Chapter 7. Nonprofit Helping Hands for the Working Poor: New Realities and Challenges for Today's Safety Net -- Scott W. Allard; Chapter 8. Reconstituting the Safety Net: New Principles and Design Elements to Better Support Low-Income Workers -- Jodi R. SandfortIndex UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1069817 ER -