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Work and the well-being of poor families with children : when work is not enough / Andrea L. Ziegert and Dennis H. Sullivan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- ZIEGERT, ANDREA L.. SULLIVAN, DENNIS H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Family allowances--United States.
- Family allowances.
- Family policy--United States.
- Family policy.
- Poor--Government policy--United States.
- Poor.
- Poor--United States--Social conditions--21st century.
- Poor--Government policy.
- Poor--Social conditions.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (211 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- [S.l.] : LEXINGTON BOOKS, 2022.
- Summary:
- This book evaluates the effectiveness of multiple policy proposals-including those of the Biden Administration-in reducing poverty among families with children. The authors argue that no single policy is sufficient in itself; successful programs rely on some combination of increased work effort, higher wages, and government benefits.
- Contents:
- Chapter One: Twenty-first Century Families with Children in the United States Chapter Two: Work and Wages: Understanding the U.S. Economy and the Poor Chapter Three: From Work to SPM Family Poverty Chapter Four: Wage Policies, Work Policies, and Other Policies-Which Policies Work? Chapter Five: Detailed Proposals and Their Cost
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-3956-7
- 1-4985-5678-7
- OCLC:
- 1344160307
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