Title: It takes a nation
First published: 1997
Description: In this impeccably researched book, Rebecca Blank provides the definitive antidote to the scapegoating, guesswork, and outright misinformation of today's welfare debates. Demonstrating that government aid has been far more effective than most people think, she also explains that even private support for the poor depends extensively on public funds.

It takes a nation to fight a problem as pervasive and subtle as modern poverty, and this book argues that we should continue to implement a mix of private and public programs. Federal, state, and local assistance should go hand in hand with private efforts at community development and personal empowerment and change.
Subjects: Poverty, Government policy, Public welfare, Economic conditions, Pobreza, Aide sociale, Politica gubernamental, Conditions economiques, Sozialpolitik, Armut, Armoede, Pauvrete, Condiciones economicas, Politique gouvernementale, Sociale politiek, Economic history, Public Assistance, Government Programs, Public Policy, Poverty, government policy, Public welfare, united states, United states, economic conditions, 1981-2001
Places: United States
Time periods: 1981-
LC classification: HV95 .B59 1997