Old assumptions, new realities
Subtitle: ensuring economic security for working families in the 21st century
By: Robert D. Plotnick ... [et al.].
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780871546777
Subjects: Social security; Social policy; Working poor
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Old assumptions, new realities / Marcia K. Meyers, Robert D. Plotnick and Jennifer Romich; title: Policies to increase economic security in the 21st century; title: Working families at risk : understanding and confronting the new economic insecurity / Jacob S. Hacker; title: Workforce development and public policy : addressing new realities in low skill labor markets / Michael A. Stoll; title: Creating opportunity at the bottom : the role of skill development and firm level policies in improving outcomes for low wage employees / Paul Osterman; title: Asset-based policies and financial services : toward fairness and inclusion / Michael Sherraden; title: Ensuring that Americans can succeed at home and at work in a global economy / Jody Heymann and Alison Earle; title: The new realities of delivering safety net programs; title: Nonprofit helping hands for the working poor : the new realities of today's safety net / Scott W. Allard; title: Reconstituting the safety-net : new principles and design elements that support low-income workers / Jodi R. Sandfort.