The inclusive economy : how to bring wealth to America's poor / Michael D. Tanner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tanner, Michael, 1956- author.

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Economic policy.

United States.

Economic policy.

United States--Social policy.

Social policy.

Poverty--United States.

Poverty.

Public welfare--United States.

Public welfare.

Equality--United States.

Equality.

Physical Description:

x, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, [2018]

Summary:

"In a bold challenge to the conventional wisdom of both liberals and conservatives, Michael Tanner, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, looks at the reasons for poverty in America and offers a detailed agenda for increasing wealth, incomes, and opportunity. The author argues that conservative critiques of a "culture of poverty" fail to account for the structural circumstances in which the poor live, especially racism, gender discrimination, and economic dislocation. However, he also criticizes liberal calls for fighting poverty through redistribution or new government programs. Too much of contemporary anti-poverty policy focuses on making poverty less miserable, and not enough on helping people get out of poverty and becoming self-sufficient. The Inclusive Economy calls for government to stop doing things that push people into poverty, and provides a detailed roadmap to a new anti-poverty policy that includes criminal justice reform, greater educational freedom, housing deregulation, banking reform, and both increased and more inclusive economic growth. The policies put forth in this title are designed to empower poor people and allow them to take control of their own lives"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 A History of Thinking about Poverty and Policy p. 15

Chapter 2 The Cultural or Individual Behavior Theories of Poverty p. 39

Chapter 3 Structural Poverty: Race, Gender, and Economic Dislocation p. 67

Chapter 4 The Limits of Redistribution p. 101

Chapter 5 Fighting Poverty through Criminal Justice Reform p. 127

Chapter 6 Improving Human Capital: The Importance of Education Freedom p. 147

Chapter 7 Reducing the Cost of Housing through Deregulation p. 169

Chapter 8 Savings and the Accumulation of Wealth p. 185

Chapter 9 Inclusive Economic Growth p. 197.

Notes:

Place of publication from colophon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Tanner, Michael, 1956- Inclusive economy.

ISBN:

9781948647014

194864701X

OCLC:

1047539517