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The War on Poverty : A Retrospective.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (304 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780739190791
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The War on PovertyDDC classification:
  • 362.5/560973
LOC classification:
  • HC110.P63 -- .W373 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The Poverty-Policy Link -- 2 Women and Children First? -- 3 Immigration and Poverty -- 4 "The Movement's Broadway" -- 5 Poverty in Appalachia -- 6 War as Metaphor -- 7 Poverty and Juvenile Justice -- 8 Home Sweet Home -- 9 Not in My Backyard -- 10 Poverty and Health Care -- 11 The Educational Achievement Gap and Poverty -- 12 Workforce Development in an Era of Diminishing Work -- 13 Worker Cooperatives as Models for Economic Engagement -- 14 Inclusive Capitalism and Poverty Alleviation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors.
Summary: The War on Poverty: A Retrospective examines the strategies and programs launched since 1964 through the eyes of academics and practitioners engaged in education, health care, social services provision, and community economic development.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The Poverty-Policy Link -- 2 Women and Children First? -- 3 Immigration and Poverty -- 4 "The Movement's Broadway" -- 5 Poverty in Appalachia -- 6 War as Metaphor -- 7 Poverty and Juvenile Justice -- 8 Home Sweet Home -- 9 Not in My Backyard -- 10 Poverty and Health Care -- 11 The Educational Achievement Gap and Poverty -- 12 Workforce Development in an Era of Diminishing Work -- 13 Worker Cooperatives as Models for Economic Engagement -- 14 Inclusive Capitalism and Poverty Alleviation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors.

The War on Poverty: A Retrospective examines the strategies and programs launched since 1964 through the eyes of academics and practitioners engaged in education, health care, social services provision, and community economic development.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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