A Balanced National Program to Attack the Conditions of Poverty in America
Title | A Balanced National Program to Attack the Conditions of Poverty in America PDF eBook |
Author | National Planning Association |
Publisher | |
Pages | 22 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Economic assistance, Domestic |
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A Balanced National Program to Attack the Conditions of Poverty in America
Title | A Balanced National Program to Attack the Conditions of Poverty in America PDF eBook |
Author | NPA Board of Trustees |
Publisher | |
Pages | 22 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
A Balanced National Program to Attack the Conditions of Poverty in America
Title | A Balanced National Program to Attack the Conditions of Poverty in America PDF eBook |
Author | National Planning Association (Washington). |
Publisher | |
Pages | 22 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Economic assistance, Domestic |
ISBN |
A Balanced National Programm to Attack the Conditions of Poverty in America
Title | A Balanced National Programm to Attack the Conditions of Poverty in America PDF eBook |
Author | Committee on the Poverty Problem |
Publisher | |
Pages | 22 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Policies to Address Poverty in America
Title | Policies to Address Poverty in America PDF eBook |
Author | Melissa Schettini Kearney |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Poor |
ISBN |
One-in-seven adults and one-in-five children in the United States live in poverty. Individuals and families living in poverty not only lack basic, material necessities, but they are also disproportionally afflicted by many social and economic challenges. Some of these challenges include the increased possibility of an unstable home situation, inadequate education opportunities at all levels, and a high chance of crime and victimization. Given this growing social, economic, and political concern, The Hamilton Project at Brookings asked academic experts to develop policy proposals confronting th.
The Other America
Title | The Other America PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Harrington |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 1997-08 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 068482678X |
Examines the economic underworld of migrant farm workers, the aged, minority groups, and other economically underprivileged groups.
Federalism and Health Policy
Title | Federalism and Health Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Weil |
Publisher | The Urban Insitute |
Pages | 448 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780877667162 |
The balance between state and federal health care financing for low-income people has been a matter of considerable debate for the last 40 years. Some argue for a greater federal role, others for more devolution of responsibility to the states. Medicaid, the backbone of the system, has been plagued by an array of problems that have made it unpopular and difficult to use to extend health care coverage. In recent years, waivers have given the states the flexibility to change many features of their Medicaid programs; moreover, the states have considerable flexibility to in establishing State Children's Health Insurance Programs. This book examines the record on the changing health safety net. How well have states done in providing acute and long-term care services to low-income populations? How have they responded to financial incentives and federal regulatory requirements? How innovative have they been? Contributing authors include Donald J. Boyd, Randall R. Bovbjerg, Teresa A. Coughlin, Ian Hill, Michael Housman, Robert E. Hurley, Marilyn Moon, Mary Beth Pohl, Jane Tilly, and Stephen Zuckerman.