The invisible safety net : protecting the nation's poor children and families

The invisible safety net protecting the nation's poor children and families

The modern social safety net is under attack. So argues economist Janet Currie in one of the most provocative books ever published on America's social welfare system. Unlike most books about antipoverty programs, Currie trains her focus not on cash welfare, which accounts for a small and shrin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Currie, Janet M. (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press 2006
Materias:
Pobreza > Estados Unidos.
Pobres > Estados Unidos.
Protección de menores > Estados Unidos
Bienestar social > Estados Unidos.
Economía del bienestar > Estados Unidos.
Estados Unidos > Política social
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Welfare vs."Making Work Pay"
  • Chapter 2: In Sickness and in Health: The Importance of Public Health Insurance
  • Chapter 3: Feeding the Hungry: Food Stamps, School Nutrition Programs, and WIC
  • Chapter 4: Home Sweet Home?
  • Chapter 5: Who's Minding the Kids?
  • Chapter 6: Defending and Mending the Safety Net
  • Appendix: Table 1
  • Notes
  • Index.

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