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"In 1999, one in four British children lived in poverty -- the third highest child poverty rate among industrialized countries. Five years later, the child poverty rate in Britain had fallen by more than half in absolute terms. How did the British government accomplish this and what can the Uni...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Waldfogel, Jane (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2010]
Subjects:
Child welfare > Great Britain.
Poor children > Services for > Great Britain.
Poverty > Government policy > Great Britain.
Public welfare > Great Britain.
Enfants pauvres > Services > Grande-Bretagne.
Pauvreté > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne.
Aide sociale > Grande-Bretagne.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Microeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Child welfare.
Poor children > Services for.
Poverty > Government policy.
Public welfare.
Great Britain.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • One in four children
  • Promoting work and making work pay
  • Increasing financial support for families with children
  • Investing in children in the early years
  • Investing in school-age children
  • Ten years later
  • The next steps for Britain
  • Lessons for the United States and other countries.

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