| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
"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 United States learn from the British experience? Jane Waldfogel offers a sharp analysis of the New Labour government's anti-poverty agenda, its dramatic early success and eventual stalled progress. Comparing Britain's anti-poverty initiative to U.S. welfare reform, the book shows how the policies of both countries have affected child poverty, living standards, and well-being in low-income families and suggests next steps for future reforms."--Publisher's website |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Child welfare -- Great Britain.
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Child welfare. |
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Great Britain. |
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Poor children -- Services for -- Great Britain.
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Poor children -- Services for. |
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Poor children. |
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Poverty -- Government policy -- Great Britain.
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Poverty -- Government policy. |
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Poverty. |
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Public welfare -- Great Britain.
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Public welfare. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Britain's war on poverty New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2010] 9780871548979 (alk. paper) (DLC) 2010003235 |
| ISBN |
9781610447010 (ebook) |
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1610447018 |
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9780871548979 (alkaline paper) |
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0871548976 (alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
3159764 |
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