Child Poverty In The States
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Poor Kids In A Rich Country
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Author : Lee Rainwater
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 2003-12-03
Poor Kids In A Rich Country written by Lee Rainwater and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-03 with Social Science categories.
In Poor Kids in a Rich Country, Lee Rainwater and Timothy Smeeding ask what it means to be poor in a prosperous nation - especially for any country's most vulnerable citizens, its children. In comparing the situation of American children in low-income families with their counterparts in fourteen other countries—including Western Europe, Australia, and Canada—they provide a powerful perspective on the dynamics of child poverty in the United States. Based on the rich data available from the transnational Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), Poor Kids in a Rich Country puts child poverty in the United States in an international context. Rainwater and Smeeding find that while the child poverty rate in most countries has been relatively stable over the past 30 years, child poverty has increased markedly in the United States and Britain—two of the world's wealthiest countries. The book delves into the underlying reasons for this difference, examining the mix of earnings and government transfers, such as child allowances, sickness and maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, and other social assistance programs that go into the income packages available to both single- and dual-parent families in each country. Rainwater and Smeeding call for policies to make it easier for working parents to earn a decent living while raising their children—policies such as parental leave, childcare support, increased income supports for working poor families, and a more socially oriented education policy. They make a convincing argument that our definition of poverty should not be based solely on the official poverty line—that is, the minimum income needed to provide a certain level of consumption—but on the social and economic resources necessary for full participation in society. Combining a wealth of empirical data on international poverty levels with a thoughtful new analysis of how best to use that data, Poor Kids in a Rich Country will provide an essential tool for researchers and policymakers who make decisions about child and family policy.
Young Child Poverty In The States
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Author : Neil G. Bennett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Young Child Poverty In The States written by Neil G. Bennett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Poor children categories.
A Roadmap To Reducing Child Poverty
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Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2019-09-16
A Roadmap To Reducing Child Poverty written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-16 with Social Science categories.
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.
Child Poverty In The States
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Child Poverty In The States written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Child welfare categories.
Wasting America S Future
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Author : Arloc Sherman
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
Release Date : 1994
Wasting America S Future written by Arloc Sherman and has been published by Beacon Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Family & Relationships categories.
The Health and Human Services poverty line for a three-person family in America is $11,8oo in annual income. One in every five American children is growing up in poverty. What does child poverty mean for the economic and societal future of our country? The Children's Defense Fund, widely considered the most powerful force for children in America, has assembled expert and ground-breaking information on how poverty affects health, childhood deaths, low birth weight, and injury; on the insidious connections between low family income and learning disabilities; on links between poverty, abuse, and neglect and self-esteem; and much more. "Wasting America's Future" is the crucial citizen's handbook as we continue the national debate on welfare reform.
Saving Our Children From Poverty
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Author : Barbara R. Bergmann
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 1996-10-24
Saving Our Children From Poverty written by Barbara R. Bergmann and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-10-24 with Social Science categories.
More than one in five American children live below the poverty line, a proportion that exceeds that of any other advanced nation. Although large numbers of Western European children live with single or unemployed parents, or belong to disadvantaged minorities, they are better shielded from severe deprivation by carefully designed public assistance programs. Saving Our Children from Poverty describes one of the most successful European systems of assistance for families, that of France, and through comparison with American programs offers a valuable guide to improving our own safety net for children and reforming our dysfunctional welfare system. Saving Our Children from Poverty details the array of benefits available to both high- and low-income families in France. Government-run nursery schools provide free, high-quality care for almost all children between the ages of three and six. Children also receive guaranteed medical care under a national health insurance plan. The French system offers married couples most of the same benefits as single parents, and creates strong incentives to seek and hold jobs rather than remain on welfare. A French single mother who chooses to work still receives substantial income supplements, housing assistance, subsidized health care, and access to public child care facilities. In stark contrast, her American counterpart loses most of her cash benefits if she takes a job and receives no government assistance with child care. Because American policies focus disproportionately on aiding the poorest non-working families, parents forced to rely on low-wage jobs are frequently left without the resources to provide their children with an adequate standard of living. As the public debate on welfare reform continues to rage, ever more American children fall into poverty. Why does the nation remain so unresponsive to their plight? Saving Our Children from Poverty probes the American aversion to national assistance programs, citing the negative attitudes that have seeped into the current political discourse. A lack of faith in the federal government's administrative abilities has bolstered a trend toward decentralization of programs, as well as a growing resistance to taxation. Racial antipathies and a belief that financial support encourages irresponsibility further undermine the development of programs for those in need. Saving Our Children from Poverty illustrates what a nation no wealthier than ours can realistically accomplish and afford, and concludes with a viable blueprint for successfully applying aspects of France's system to the United States.
Child Poverty In America Today Children And The State
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Author : Barbara A. Arrighi
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2007
Child Poverty In America Today Children And The State written by Barbara A. Arrighi and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Education categories.
Since the numbers of poor children have risen following welfare reform, a changing economy, and a lengthy recession, the time is ripe for a collection on child poverty.
Outside The Dream
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Outside The Dream written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Child welfare categories.
Depicts the dangers children face from poverty, drugs, and violence. Documentary photography at its most affecting, Outside the dream rivets attention on one of our most urgent social problems: the more than 12 million children of poverty adrift in an affluent society. From 1984-1989, photographer Stephen Shames devoted himself to a major photographic study which chronicles the lives of the one out of five children in the United States who live in poverty...While documenting the plight of children living below the poverty line, Shames intimately experience daily existence in welfare hotels and abandoned buildings; he documented children living in cars, seeking shelter in churches, and struggling to survive without electricity or water. Shames' extraordinary eye bears witness to the heartbreaking and the heroic: the children who are too tired or ashamed to go to school, and the love which binds families together even in the worst of situations. The photographs which comprise Outside the dream evoke the unflinching emotional commitment of Jacob Riis' How the other half lives and Walker Evans' Let us now praise famous men. An introduction by eminent journalist Jonathan Kozol completes this stirring work.
The Causes And Consequences Of Child Poverty In The United States
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Author : Sheldon Danziger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
The Causes And Consequences Of Child Poverty In The United States written by Sheldon Danziger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Child welfare categories.
Wasting America S Future
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Author : Children's Defense Fund (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Wasting America S Future written by Children's Defense Fund (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Poor children categories.