Striving to save : creating policies for financial security of low-income families / Margaret Sherrard Sherraden and Amanda Moore McBride ; with Sondra G. Beverly
Introduction: Saving in low-income households -- Ch. 1. Research on matched savings in low-income households -- Ch. 2. Theory and evidence on saving in low-income households -- Ch. 3. Setting the stage: Economic socialization and coming-of-age in a working poor family -- Ch. 4. Managing household finances and making ends meet on low income -- Ch. 5. Problem debt and creditworthiness -- Ch. 6. Striving to save -- Ch. 7. Saving in individual development accounts -- Ch. 8. Saving strategies in individual development accounts -- Ch. 9. Effects of IDA program participation -- Conclusion. Saving theory, policy, and research -- Appendixes. Appendix A. IDA participants' Demographics and IDA saving experiences -- Appendix B. Control respondent demographic characteristics -- Notes -- References -- Index
