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      c2011., Greenhaven Press/Gale Cengage Learning Call No: 362.5 DOR    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: At issueSummary Note: Authors present differing opinions on whether welfare reforms have helped America's poor, whether education is a cure for poverty, whether marriage reduces poverty, and whether capitalism is the cure for poverty.
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      2019., Greenhaven Pub. Call No: 362.5 0973   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "Between 1996 and 2017, the number of families on welfare declined to less than a quarter of its former rate of coverage, yet nearly twice as many households live in extreme poverty and nearly 25 percent of American children live in poverty. What can be done to help these children and families escape poverty? Are government programs like welfare the best solution, or are there other ways to pull families out of poverty? This volume looks at the issue of poverty, the various theories about why it proliferates, and a number of proposed strategies to fight it"--Provided by the publisher.
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      2019., New York Times Educational Pub. ; In association with The Rosen Pub. Group Call No: 362.5 568 0973   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "Social welfare combines traditional notions of charity with responses to modern social problems. In this far-reaching collection of articles on the birth of American welfare, readers will see a robust debate on the nature of poverty and the costs and benefits of combating it. Beginning with private charities, dramatically expanding in the Great Depression, and frequently changing direction near the end of the twentieth century, the story of social welfare reveals the many features of America's relationship with its most downtrodden"--Provided by the publisher.
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      c2012, Greenhaven Press Call No: 362.5 568 0973    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpointsSummary Note: Contains twenty-eight essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to welfare, such as reform, how the recession has affected welfare, how welfare policies affect families, and alternatives to the system.