Poverty and Public Policy: An Analysis of Federal Intervention Efforts
- ISBN-10
- 0313249423
- ISBN-13
- 9780313249426
- Pages
- 236
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- Greenwood Press
- Authors
- Michael Morris, John B. Williamson
Description
Federal poverty programs have long been the subject of controversy in the United States. Conservatives argue that many of these "interventions" exacerbate the very problems they are supposed to solve. This accusation is applied with particular vigor to programs which directly provide individuals with economic resources. Supporters of these programs usually agree with conservatives that a "genuine" or "permanent" solution to the poverty problem must be based on efforts that increase economic self-sufficiency. Disagreeing with both of these perspectives on poverty policy, the authors propose a strategy of direct resource provision, which they believe has a substantially greater antipoverty impact. ISSN 8755-5360; no.3.
