Sērija : National Poverty Series on Poverty and Public Policy
(Izdošanas datums: 31-Jul-2013, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Russell Sage Foundation, ISBN-13: 9781610448147)
Many believe that the War on Poverty, launched by President Johnson in 1964, ended in failure. In 2010, the official poverty rate was 15 percent, almost as high as when the War on Poverty was declared. Historical and contemporary accounts often portr...Lasīt vairāk
Sērija : National Poverty Center Series on Poverty and Public Policy
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Aug-2009, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Russell Sage Foundation, ISBN-13: 9781610445986)
Poverty declined significantly in the decade after Lyndon Johnsons 1964 declaration of "e;War on Poverty."e; Dramatically increased federal funding for education and training programs, social security benefits, other income support programs,...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Jul-2009, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Harvard University Press, ISBN-13: 9780674030176)
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 today. Understanding Poverty brings the...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Jan-2008, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Russell Sage Foundation, ISBN-13: 9781610441483)
More and more young men and women today are taking longer and having more difficulty making a successful transition to adulthood. They are staying in school longer, having a harder time finding steady employment at jobs that provide health insurance...Lasīt vairāk
Rebecca M Blank, Sheldon Danziger, Robert F Schoeni
Sērija : National Poverty Center Poverty and Public Policy
(Izdošanas datums: 09-Jan-2007, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Russell Sage Foundation, ISBN-13: 9781610440578)
Over the last three decades, large-scale economic developments, such as technological change, the decline in unionization, and changing skill requirements, have exacted their biggest toll on low-wage workers. These workers often possess few marketabl...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 29-Jun-2000, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Russell Sage Foundation, ISBN-13: 9781610441506)
More than ever, the economic health of a country depends upon the skills, knowledge, and capacities of its people. How does a person acquire these human assets and how can we promote their development? Securing the Future assembles an interdisciplina...Lasīt vairāk
Reynolds Farley, Sheldon Danziger, Harry J. Holzer
(Izdošanas datums: 25-May-2000, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Russell Sage Foundation, ISBN-13: 9781610441988)
Unskilled workers once flocked to Detroit, attracted by manufacturing jobs paying union wages, but the passing of Detroits manufacturing heyday has left many of those workers stranded. Manufacturing continues to employ high-skilled workers, and new...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 12-Jan-1999, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: W. E. Upjohn Institute, ISBN-13: 9780585241043)
The relationship between welfare caseloads and the economy is one of the key issues addressed in this book. Using the most current data available, a group of the nations leading researchers examines the effects of welfare reform prior to and after e...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 17-Dec-1992, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Russell Sage Foundation, ISBN-13: 9781610441469)
Inequality has been on the rise in America for more than two decades. This socially divisive trend began in the economic doldrums of the 1970s and continued through the booming 1980s, when surging economic tides clearly failed to lift all ships. Inst...Lasīt vairāk
