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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC. – 1986
The anti-poverty impact of government benefit programs has decreased since 1979 due to budget cuts during the Reagan Administration and the failure of states to keep benefits up with inflation. Since 1979, 30 percent of the increase in poverty has been among families with children, and half of the increase since 1981 is due to the declining…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Eligibility, Low Income
Yokelson, Doris, Ed. – 1975
This four-volume anthology is comprised of numerous drafts, papers, and reports written by professional staff and consultants of the Hudson Institute. The many chapters are not considered to offer any solutions but to have raised many problems, sorted out and elucidated issues, often in new ways, and suggested recommendations. The present…
Descriptors: American Culture, American Studies, Anthologies, Cultural Awareness