What Government Can Do Dealing with Poverty and Inequality

Name: What Government Can Do Dealing with Poverty and Inequality
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ISBN: 9780226644820

ISBN-10: 0226644820

ISBN-13: 9780226644820

Edition: 2002

Authors: Benjamin I. Page, James R. Simmons

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Can governments do anything right? This work argues that federal, state, and local governments can and should do a great deal. It analyses government programmes that affect Americans' food, housing, health care, education, incomes and taxes.

Book details

List price: $33.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 4/15/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 409
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.90" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 0.726



Preface



Introduction


The Inequality Express


Inept or Impotent Government?


What Can Be DonePlan of the Book



Poverty and Inequality in the United States


Economic Growth, Markets, and Americans' Incomes


Poverty in the United States


Income Inequality in America



What Should Government Do?


Theories of Government Functions


Approaches to Poverty and Inequality


Political and Economic Obstacles


Overcoming the Obstacles



Social Insurance


Old Age and Survivors Insurance (Social Security)


Disability Insurance


Unemployment Insurance


Medical Insurance


The Politics of Social Insurance


Improving Social Insurance



Fair Taxes


The Idea of Progressivity


Federal Taxes


State and Local Taxes


Taxes and Inequality


Tax Politics



Investing in Education


Who Should Provide Education?


Children and Equal Opportunity


Elementary and Secondary Schools


Training for Work


Higher Education


The Politics of Education


Improving Education



Jobs and Good Wages


Managing the Economy


Jobs and Spending on Public Goods


Job Training and Placement


Creating Jobs


Raising Wages


International Economic Policy


Job Politics


Improving Employment and Wages



"Safety Nets" and Basic NeedsCircus Imagery versus Economic Rights


Food


Housing


Medical Care


Income Maintenance


Politics: The War against the Poor


The Right to Basic Necessities



Conclusion


Programs That Work


What Remains to Be Done


Overcoming Political and Economic Obstacles


Government for the People


Notes


References


Index