Cash transfers are but one form of income supplementation, and a fuller presentation of antipoverty proposals would include both transfers in-kind 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.
Language
English
Pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Routledge
Release
January 15, 2008
ISBN
0202361705
ISBN 13
9780202361703
Poverty Policy: A Compendium of Cash Transfer Proposals
Cash transfers are but one form of income supplementation, and a fuller presentation of antipoverty proposals would include both transfers in-kind 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.