Poor participation : fighting the wars on poverty and impoverished citizenship /

This book presents a philosophy of and strategies for a war on poverty and impoverished citizenship for the twenty-first century. It focuses on the United States, with comparison to some international experiences, and considers poverty in all its forms-subsistence, agency, and status.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Bryer, Thomas A., 1978- (Autor), Prysmakova-Rivera, Sofia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]
Colección:Democratic dilemmas and policy responsiveness.
Temas:
Economic assistance, Domestic > United States.
Community organization > United States.
Community development > United States.
Citizenship > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Organisation communautaire > États-Unis.
Développement communautaire > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Citizenship > Moral and ethical aspects
Community development
Community organization
Economic assistance, Domestic
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Poverty, participation, and an emergent new path for the 21st century
  • About us
  • With or without us
  • Representation of the included-in and included-out
  • Historical development of poverty policies
  • Case study of community development block grant program
  • War on poverty and impoverished citizenship for the 21st century
  • Organizing the power structure to address poverty and refugees
  • The wars on poverty and impoverished citizenship at home and abroad
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • About the authors.

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