Proposals For Reducing Poverty

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Building an Agenda to Reduce the Number of Children in Poverty by Half in 10 Years
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309483988

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A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Building an Agenda to Reduce the Number of Children in Poverty by Half in 10 Years Pdf

The strengths and abilities children develop from infancy through adolescence are crucial for their physical, emotional, and cognitive growth, which in turn help them to achieve success in school and to become responsible, economically self-sufficient, and healthy adults. Capable, responsible, and healthy adults are clearly the foundation of a well-functioning and prosperous society, yet America's future is not as secure as it could be because millions of American children live in families with incomes below the poverty line. A wealth of evidence suggests that a lack of adequate economic resources for families with children compromises these children's ability to grow and achieve adult success, hurting them and the broader society. A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty reviews the research on linkages between child poverty and child well-being, and analyzes the poverty-reducing effects of major assistance programs directed at children and families. This report also provides policy and program recommendations for reducing the number of children living in poverty in the United States by half within 10 years.

Author : Melissa Kearney,Benjamin Harris
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815726470

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Policies to Address Poverty in America by Melissa Kearney,Benjamin Harris Pdf

One-in-seven adults and one-in-five children in the United States live in poverty. Individuals and families living in povertyÊnot only lack basic, material necessities, but they are also disproportionally afflicted by many social and economic challenges. Some of these challenges include the increased possibility of an unstable home situation, inadequate education opportunities at all levels, and a high chance of crime and victimization. Given this growing social, economic, and political concern, The Hamilton Project at Brookings asked academic experts to develop policy proposals confronting the various challenges of AmericaÕs poorest citizens, and to introduce innovative approaches to addressing poverty.ÊWhen combined, the scope and impact of these proposals has the potential to vastly improve the lives of the poor. The resulting 14 policy memos are included in The Hamilton ProjectÕs Policies to Address Poverty in America. The main areas of focus include promoting early childhood development, supporting disadvantaged youth, building worker skills, and improving safety net and work support.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000065502327

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Proposals for Reducing Poverty by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support Pdf

Author : Theodore R. Marmor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351497589

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Poverty Policy by Theodore R. Marmor Pdf

Cash transfers are but one form of income supplementation, and a fuller presentation of antipoverty proposals would include both transfers in-kind (such as food, housing, and medical care) and human investment programs aimed at increasing the earning capacity of individuals. Much discussion has centered on how to reduce poverty by getting more cash income in the hands of poor people. This collection brings together in one accessible volume the most widely discussed plans for reducing financial poverty in the United States through cash transfers.

Author : Theodore R. Marmor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0202320049

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Poverty Policy by Theodore R. Marmor Pdf

Author : Anthony B. Atkinson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780674287037

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Inequality by Anthony B. Atkinson Pdf

Inequality and poverty have returned with a vengeance in recent decades. To reduce them, we need fresh ideas that move beyond taxes on the wealthy. Anthony B. Atkinson offers ambitious new policies in technology, employment, social security, sharing of capital, and taxation, and he defends them against the common arguments and excuses for inaction.

Author : Isabel V. Sawhill
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780815725596

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Generation Unbound by Isabel V. Sawhill Pdf

Over half of all births to young adults in the United States now occur outside of marriage, and many are unplanned. The result is increased poverty and inequality for children. The left argues for more social support for unmarried parents; the right argues for a return to traditional marriage. In Generation Unbound, Isabel V. Sawhill offers a third approach: change "drifters" into "planners." In a well-written and accessible survey of the impact of family structure on child well-being, Sawhill contrasts "planners," who are delaying parenthood until after they marry, with "drifters," who are having unplanned children early and outside of marriage. These two distinct patterns are contributing to an emerging class divide and threatening social mobility in the United States. Sawhill draws on insights from the new field of behavioral economics, showing that it is possible, by changing the default, to move from a culture that accepts a high number of unplanned pregnancies to a culture in which adults only have children when they are ready to be a parent.

Author : Deepa Narayan-Parker
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0821351664

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Empowerment and Poverty Reduction by Deepa Narayan-Parker Pdf

This publication offers a framework for the empowerment of people living in poverty throughout the world that concentrates on increasing people's freedom of choice and action to shape their own lives. Based on analysis of practical experiences, the book identifies four key elements to support empowerment: information, inclusion and participation, improved accountability and local organisational capacity. This framework is then applied to five areas of action to improve development effectiveness: provision of basic services, improved local governance, improved national governance, pro-poor market development, and access to justice and legal aid. It also offers twenty 'tools and practices' which concentrate on a wide-range of topics to support the empowerment of the poor.

Author : Celia M. Reyes,Evan Due
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781552504321

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Fighting Poverty with Facts by Celia M. Reyes,Evan Due Pdf

Fighting Poverty with Facts: Community-based monitoring systems

Author : Almas Heshmati,Esfandiar Maasoumi,Guanghua Wan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789812874207

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Poverty Reduction Policies and Practices in Developing Asia by Almas Heshmati,Esfandiar Maasoumi,Guanghua Wan Pdf

This book looks at the major policy challenges facing developing Asia and how the region sustains rapid economic growth to reduce multidimensional poverty through socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable measures. Asia is facing many challenges arising from population growth, rapid urbanization, provision of services, climate change and the need to redress declining growth after the global financial crisis. This book examines poverty and related issues and aims to advance the development of new tools and measurement of multidimensional poverty and poverty reduction policy analysis. The book covers a wide range of issues, including determinants and causes of poverty and its changes; consequences and impacts of poverty on human capital formation, growth and consumption; assessment of poverty strategies and policies; the role of government, NGOs and other institutions in poverty reduction; rural-urban migration and poverty; vulnerability to poverty; breakdown of poverty into chronic and transitory components; and a comparative study on poverty issues in Asia and other regions. The book will appeal to all those interested in economic development, resources, policies and economic welfare and growth.

Author : Paola de Salvo,Manuel Vaquero Pineiro
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839686177

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Rural Development by Paola de Salvo,Manuel Vaquero Pineiro Pdf

The book brings together a series of contributions with a common goal of reflecting the links between economic development and rural development. The scenario is dotted not only with old and new wounds but also with innovative strategies in an attempt to overcome existing delays. The chapters of the book are composed of scenarios full of case studies. The plans to be adopted to help the countries that have lagged behind fueled an intense debate since the obstacles to development, as evidenced by the extensive scientific literature available, now appeared to be the realities present in the socio-economic structures of a large number of villages. Although the data available are still few, it is assumed that the Covid-19 pandemic will make a landscape already full of criticalities even more fragile.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0821336983

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Taking Action to Reduce Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa by Anonim Pdf

World Bank Technical Paper No. 356. The fragmentation in African financial markets and its persistence despite reforms to liberalize those markets have been difficult to explain. This paper reports findings from surveys of formal and informal institutions and their clients in Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania to test hypotheses explaining different aspects of fragmentation, which occurs when different market segments are poorly linked and interest rate differentials cannot be fully explained by differences in costs and risks. The study concludes that financial development strategies, and World Bank operations supporting them, should explicitly include informal and semi-formal financial institutions to improve the extent and efficiency of financial intermediation in the medium term.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Budget. Task Force on Distributive Impacts of Budget and Economic Policies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Government publications
ISBN : PURD:32754066681218

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President Carter's Welfare Proposals by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Budget. Task Force on Distributive Impacts of Budget and Economic Policies Pdf

Author : Ane Aranguiz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000563528

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Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion in European Union Law by Ane Aranguiz Pdf

This book examines the potential role of European Union law in combating poverty and social exclusion in the European Union. Anti-poverty strategies have been part of the European Union agenda for decades. Most saliently, over a decade ago, the EU’s Member States pledged to lift 20 million people out of poverty. In spite of this commitment, the EU did not even meet a quarter of this target, and over 113 million people still were at risk of poverty and social exclusion by the end of 2020. This book addresses the incongruence between a quite developed EU policy strategy and a well-embedded legal objective on the one hand, and the lack of direct legal action on the other. Analysing the role of social policy instruments, fundamental rights, and the constitutional framework of the European Union, it makes a detailed case for a contribution of EU law to the policy objective of combating poverty and social exclusion. Drawing on work in law, politics, social policy and economics, this book will interest scholars and policymakers in the areas of EU law, labour and social security, human rights, political science and social and public policy.

Author : M. Tekere
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780798303040

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Regional Trade Integration, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Southern Africa by M. Tekere Pdf

Despite a long history of regional integration and a multiplicity of regional organizations in southern Africa, the effect of regional integration on economic growth and poverty reduction remains debatable or elusive. This causes many to doubt whether regional integration is in actual fact an effective poverty-reduction strategy. Accordingly, the focus of this book is to explore and analyze whether specific Southern African Development Community (SADC) trade integration policies, especially the trade liberalization regime, have produced economic growth and reduced poverty in the region. While it is generally agreed that economic growth is the panacea to poverty reduction, there is little evidence as to whether regional integration in Africa is associated with economic growth in the countries concerned and subsequently leads to poverty reduction. The book makes recommendations on how the SADC FTAs can contribute to poverty reduction and socioeconomic development, and goes on to suggest policy proposals on how to enhance the contribution of the FTAs to poverty eradication and economic development. It also identifies specific activities to be undertaken to enable supply-side and productive competitiveness interventions to support the FTAs and contribute to economic development. The potential constraints and negative impacts of the FTAs are investigated and highlighted, and possible solutions are recommended and motivated.