Targeting investments in children : fighting poverty when resources are limited / edited by Phillip B. Levine and David J. Zimmerman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levine, Phillip B.

Zimmerman, David J. (David John)

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor children--Services for--United States--Evaluation.

Poor children.

Child welfare--Government policy--United States--Evaluation.

Child welfare.

Federal aid to child welfare--United States--Evaluation.

Federal aid to child welfare.

Economic assistance, Domestic--United States--Evaluation.

Economic assistance, Domestic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A substantial number of American children experience poverty: about 17 percent of those under the age of eighteen meet the government's definition, and the proportion is even greater within minority groups. Childhood poverty can have lifelong effects, resulting in poor educational, labor market, and physical and mental health outcomes for adults. These problems have long been recognized, and there are numerous programs designed to alleviate or even eliminate poverty; as these programs compete for scarce resources, it is important to develop a clear view of their impact as tools for poverty alleviation. Targeting Investments in Children tackles the problem of evaluating these programs by examining them using a common metric: their impact on earnings in adulthood. The volume's contributors explore a variety of issues, such as the effect of interventions targeted at children of different ages, and study a range of programs, including child care, after-school care, and drug prevention. The results will be invaluable to educational leaders and researchers as well as policy makers.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Issues in Implementation

2. Child Development

3. Child Care

4. Child Health

5. After- School Care

6. Education Reforms

7. Preventing Drug Use

8. Teen Pregnancy Prevention

9. Dropout Prevention and College Prep

10. College Aid

11. Neighborhood and Community Initiatives

12. Vocational Training

13. Synthesizing the Results

14. Conclusions

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612894732

9781282894730

1282894730

9780226475837

0226475832

OCLC:

676697123