Cynthia E. Lamy

American Children in Chronic Poverty

Complex Risks, Benefit-Cost Analyses, and Untangling the Knot

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A growing body of research informs us that an effective, efficient fight against chronic American poverty, producing benefits far exceeding costs, is possible. It begins by protecting children from developmental risks. This book describes those risks, along with the programs a...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9780739176696
• ISBN-10: 0739176692
• Artikelnr.: 36392800

Autorenporträt

By Cynthia E. Lamy

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter One: Premises for the Discussion What Do We Know about
Poverty? Section I. Risk Chapter Two: How Risk Works Chapter Three: Risk
and Families Chapter Four: Schools and Risk Section II. Interventions. What
Works? Chapter Five: While They Are Still Young: The Power of Early
Childhood Programs Chapter Six: When They Are Older: Keeping Them in School
and Out of Trouble Chapter Seven: Supports for Families: Housing, Medicine,
Food Section III. Policies and Recommendations for Ending Poverty As We
Know It Chapter Eight: Policies and Recommendations Chapter Nine: Ending
Chronic Poverty Chapter Ten: Conclusions