Peter Cove

Poor No More

Rethinking Dependency and the War on Poverty

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a paradigm-shifting work that guides the reader through the evolution of America's War on Poverty and urges policy-makers to eliminate training and education programmes that waste time and money and to adopt a work-first model, while providing job-seekers with the tools and life lessons essential to finding and maintaining employment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 142mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781412864343
• ISBN-10: 1412864348
• Artikelnr.: 45231579

Autorenporträt

Peter Cove

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword: 250 Broadway, New York City,
Spring 2009
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The War on Poverty Begins: Benevolence Balloons
2. Our Moral Cliff: The Rise of Dependency
3. Why Have We Become a Nation of Takers?
4. The Failure of Poverty Programs
5. America Works: Policy Implications for Dependency and Poverty Reduction
6. Education and Training versus Work-First
7. The Road to Work and Reduced Dependency: Real Policy Solutions
Afterword: 250 Broadway, New York City,
Summer 2009
Index