Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Retirement Income and EmploymentPublisher:
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Category : Minority older people
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
The Elimination of Poverty Among the Elderly
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Retirement Income and EmploymentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Minority older people
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Abolishing Poverty Among Older Americans
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on AgingPublisher:
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Category : Old age assistance
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Life-cycle Aspects of Poverty Among Older Women
Author: Sharmila ChoudhuryPublisher:
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Category : Aged women
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Elimination of Poverty Among the Elderly
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Retirement Income and EmploymentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Minority aged
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Vulnerable
Author: John Logan PalmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Eliminating Poverty in Old Age
Author: International Institute on AgeingPublisher:
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Category : Elderly poor
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Touches on the many faces of poverty in old age from a developing country perspective and mentions possible solutions to combat poverty effectively and sustainably.
Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309180090
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship networks. They have traditionally been viewed as repositories of information and wisdom, and are critical pillars of the community but as the HIV/AIDS pandemic destroys family systems, the elderly increasingly have to deal with the loss of their own support while absorbing the additional responsibilities of caring for their orphaned grandchildren. Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa explores ways to promote U.S. research interests and to augment the sub-Saharan governments' capacity to address the many challenges posed by population aging. Five major themes are explored in the book such as the need for a basic definition of "older person," the need for national governments to invest more in basic research and the coordination of data collection across countries, and the need for improved dialogue between local researchers and policy makers. This book makes three major recommendations: 1) the development of a research agenda 2) enhancing research opportunity and implementation and 3) the translation of research findings.
Legacies of the War on Poverty
Author: Martha J. BaileyPublisher: Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN: 1610448146
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Many believe that the War on Poverty, launched by President Johnson in 1964, ended in failure. In 2010, the official poverty rate was 15 percent, almost as high as when the War on Poverty was declared. Historical and contemporary accounts often portray the War on Poverty as a costly experiment that created doubts about the ability of public policies to address complex social problems. Legacies of the War on Poverty, drawing from fifty years of empirical evidence, documents that this popular view is too negative. The volume offers a balanced assessment of the War on Poverty that highlights some remarkable policy successes and promises to shift the national conversation on poverty in America. Featuring contributions from leading poverty researchers, Legacies of the War on Poverty demonstrates that poverty and racial discrimination would likely have been much greater today if the War on Poverty had not been launched. Chloe Gibbs, Jens Ludwig, and Douglas Miller dispel the notion that the Head Start education program does not work. While its impact on children’s test scores fade, the program contributes to participants’ long-term educational achievement and, importantly, their earnings growth later in life. Elizabeth Cascio and Sarah Reber show that Title I legislation reduced the school funding gap between poorer and richer states and prompted Southern school districts to desegregate, increasing educational opportunity for African Americans. The volume also examines the significant consequences of income support, housing, and health care programs. Jane Waldfogel shows that without the era’s expansion of food stamps and other nutrition programs, the child poverty rate in 2010 would have been three percentage points higher. Kathleen McGarry examines the policies that contributed to a great success of the War on Poverty: the rapid decline in elderly poverty, which fell from 35 percent in 1959 to below 10 percent in 2010. Barbara Wolfe concludes that Medicaid and Community Health Centers contributed to large reductions in infant mortality and increased life expectancy. Katherine Swartz finds that Medicare and Medicaid increased access to health care among the elderly and reduced the risk that they could not afford care or that obtaining it would bankrupt them and their families. Legacies of the War on Poverty demonstrates that well-designed government programs can reduce poverty, racial discrimination, and material hardships. This insightful volume refutes pessimism about the effects of social policies and provides new lessons about what more can be done to improve the lives of the poor.
Reducing Poverty Among Elderly Women
Author: Michael AnzickToward Ending Poverty Among the Elderly and Disabled Through SSI Reform
Author: Sheila R. ZedlewskiPublisher: The Urban Insitute
ISBN: 9780877664505
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description