Old Assumptions, New Realities : Ensuring Economic Security for Working Families in the 21st Century.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (270 pages)
- A West Coast Poverty Center Volume Series .
- A West Coast Poverty Center Volume Series .
Intro -- Contents -- 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 Osterman -- Chapter 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. Sandfort -- Index.