Title Legacies of the war on poverty / edited by Martha J. Bailey and Sheldon Danziger

Published New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 309 pages) : tables Series National Poverty Center series on poverty and public policy National Poverty Center series on poverty and public policy. Contents Legacies of the war on poverty / Martha J. Bailey and Sheldon Danziger -- Head Start origins and impacts / Chloe Gibbs, Jens Ludwig, and Douglas L. Miller -- The K-12 education battle / Elizabeth Cascio and Sarah Reber -- Supporting access to higher education / Bridget Terry Long -- Workforce development programs / Harry J. Holzer -- The safety net for families with children / Jane Waldfogel -- The safety net for the elderly / Kathleen McGarry -- Performance and legacy of housing policies / Edgar O. Olsen and Jens Ludwig -- Health programs for non-elderly adults and children / Barbara Wolfe -- Medicare and Medicaid / Katherine Swartz Summary Many believe that the War on Poverty, launched by President Johnson in 1964, ended in failure. In 2010, the official poverty rate was 15 percent, almost as high as when the War on Poverty was declared. Historical and contemporary accounts often portray the War on Poverty as a costly experiment that created doubts about the ability of public policies to address complex social problems. This book, drawing from fifty years of empirical evidence, documents that this popular view is too negative. The volume offers a balanced assessment of the War on Poverty that highlights some remarkable policy successes and promises to shift the national conversation on poverty in America. Featuring contributions from leading poverty researchers, this book demonstrates that poverty and racial discrimination would likely have been much greater in the twenty-first century if the War on Poverty had not been launched. -- Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Public welfare -- United States. Poverty -- Government policy -- United States POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. Economic policy Poverty -- Government policy Public welfare Social policy SUBJECT United States -- Social policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140547 United States -- Economic policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140033 Subject United States Form Electronic book Author Bailey, Martha J., 1974- editor. Danziger, Sheldon, editor. Russell Sage Foundation. LC no. 2013009876 ISBN 9781610448062 1610448065 9781610448147 1610448146

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