ABSTRACT
Cash transfers are but one form of income supplementation, and a fuller presentation of antipoverty proposals would include both transfers in-kind (such as food, housing, and medical care) and human investment programs aimed at increasing the earning capacity of individuals. Much discussion has centered on how to reduce poverty by getting more cash income in the hands of poor people. This collection brings together in one accessible volume the most widely discussed plans for reducing financial poverty in the United States through cash transfers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|1 pages
The Analysis of Poverty and Poverty Policy
chapter One|25 pages
Poverty in America: Dimensions and Prospects
part Two|2 pages
Welfare Reform Proposals
chapter Three|20 pages
Public Welfare: A Comprehensive Program of Basic Social Guarantees
chapter Four|11 pages
The Nixon Administration’s Welfare Reform: The Family Assistance Plan
part Three|2 pages
Major Antipoverty Proposals
part Four|1 pages
Tax Equity Proposals