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TITLE |
How can the poor be helped? / Jennifer Dorman, book editor. |
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IMPRINT |
Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press/Gale, Cengage Learning, c2011. |
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DESCRIPTION |
107 p. ; 23 cm. |
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SERIES |
At issue. Social issues. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-100) and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Welfare reforms have been successful in helping Americaˇ¦s poor / Jeff Jacoby -- Welfare reforms have not been a complete success / Katha Pollitt -- Government programs should be more tailored to Americaˇ¦s poor / Margaret Simms -- Government welfare hurts society and does not benefit the poor / The Libertarian Party -- Education can help people out of poverty / Michelle Rhee -- Is education the cure for poverty? / Jared Bernstein -- Marriage reduces poverty / Robert Rector -- Marriage is not the answer to poverty / Polly Toynbee -- Raising the minimum wage will help the poor / Holly Sklar -- Wage regulation will not help the poor / Bill Barnes -- Capitalism is the cure for poverty / Robert Gelinas -- Unregulated capitalism exploits the poor / Barbara Ehrenreich -- Africa needs trade more than aid / William Easterly -- Microfinance can alleviate poverty / Daniel Howden. |
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SUBJECT |
Poor -- Services for. |
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SUBJECT |
Poverty. |
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SUBJECT |
Public welfare -- United States. |
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SUBJECT |
Public welfare. |
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DISCIPLINE |
English Language. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Liberal Studies -- Globalization. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Dorman, Jennifer. |
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ISBN |
0737751568 (pbk.). |
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ISBN |
9780737751567 (pbk.). |