Building an opportunity society : a realistic alternative to an entitlement state / Lewis D. Solomon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Solomon, Lewis D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--United States.

Public welfare.

United States.

Poverty--United States.

Poverty.

United States--Social policy.

Social policy.

United States--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

218 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Transaction Publishers, [2014]

Contents:

I Socioeconomic and Cultural Background and Context 15

1 Economic Immobility and Income and Wealth Inequalities: Realities and Causal Factors 17

2 Poverty, Joblessness, and Male Disengagement from the Labor Force: Realities and Causal Factors 35

3 Family Structure Trends and Child Well-Being 49

II Transitioning to an Opportunity Society: Restructuring Three Pillars of the Entitlement State 65

4 Welfare Reform: Its Impact, Remedial Efforts, and Restructuring Alternatives 67

5 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Its Impact and Restructuring Alternatives 89

6 Social Security Disability Insurance Program and Restructuring Alternatives 103

III Transitioning to an Opportunity: A Lifecycle Approach 117

7 Federal Preventive and Remedial Policies and Programs to Encourage Healthy Marriages and Responsible Fatherhood 119

8 Federal Preventive and Remedial Policies and Programs: From Children's Birth through Pre-K 145

9 K-12 Education and Beyond: Preventive and Remedial Policies and Programs 177.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781412854702

1412854709

OCLC:

879582825