American Children in Chronic Poverty - Complex Risks, Benefit-cost Analyses, and Untangling the Knot

Informationen zum Autor By Cynthia E. Lamy Klappentext 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... Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionChapter One: Premises for the Discussion What Do We Know about Poverty? Section I. RiskChapter Two: How Risk Works Chapter Three: Risk and FamiliesChapter Four: Schools and RiskSection II. Interventions. What Works? Chapter Five: While They Are Still Young: The Power of Early Childhood ProgramsChapter 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 ItChapter Eight: Policies and Recommendations Chapter Nine: Ending Chronic PovertyChapter Ten: Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: Cynthia E. Lamy, Cynthia Esposito Lamy
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2012
• EAN: 9780739176696
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-7669-6
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social welfare & social services, Political Economy, Philosophy & theory of education, Social welfare and social services, Philosophy and theory of education, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies