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Old assumptions, new realities : economic security for working families in the 21st century / Robert D. Plotnick [and three others], editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- West Coast Poverty Center Volume
- A West Coast Poverty Center Volume
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Working poor--United States.
- Working poor.
- Social security--United States.
- Social security.
- United States--Social policy--21st century.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (270 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2011]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The way Americans live and work has changed significantly since the creation of the Social Security Administration in 1935, but U.S.social welfare policy has failed to keep up with these changes.
- Contents:
- Old assumptions, new realities / Marcia K. Meyers, Robert D. Plotnick and Jennifer Romich
- Policies to increase economic security in the 21st century
- Working families at risk : understanding and confronting the new economic insecurity / Jacob S. Hacker
- Workforce development and public policy : addressing new realities in low skill labor markets / Michael A. Stoll
- Creating opportunity at the bottom : the role of skill development and firm level policies in improving outcomes for low wage employees / Paul Osterman
- Asset-based policies and financial services : toward fairness and inclusion / Michael Sherraden
- Ensuring that Americans can succeed at home and at work in a global economy / Jody Heymann and Alison Earle
- The new realities of delivering safety net programs
- Nonprofit helping hands for the working poor : the new realities of today's safety net / Scott W. Allard
- Reconstituting the safety-net : new principles and design elements that support low-income workers / Jodi R. Sandfort.
- Notes:
- "A West Coast Poverty Center volume."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61044-721-2
- OCLC:
- 793202781
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