War on Poverty

In January of 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a "War on Poverty." Over the next several years, the United States launched several programs aimed at drastically reducing the level of poverty throughout the nation. Now fifty years later, we have a number of lessons related to what has and has not worked in the fight against poverty. This book is a collection of chapters by both researchers and practitioners studying and addressing matters of poverty as they intersect with a number of broader social challenges such as health care, education, and criminal justice issues. The War on Poverty: A Retrospective serves as a collection of many of their observations, thoughts, and findings. Ultimately, the authors reflect on some of the lessons of the past fifty years and ask basic questions about poverty and its continued impact on American society, as well as how we might continue to address the challenges that poverty presents for our nation.

ContentsPreface, Kyle FarmbryIntroduction: The War on Poverty - Some Initial Thoughts, Kyle FarmbryPoverty Policy Link: Three Examples, Sebawit G. Bishu and Mohamad AlkadryWomen and Children in Poverty: How Low Income Female Headed FamiliesHave Fared Since the War on Poverty, Regina Malveaux and Rachel DolezalImmigration and Poverty , Portia Diñoso Campos"The Movement's Broadway": Race, Poverty, Education, and Healthcare inthe State of Mississippi, Jennifer A. Stollman and Susan M. GlissonPoverty in Appalachia, Joanna MaulbeckWar as Metaphor: The Convergence of the War on Poverty and theWar on Drugs, Keesha MiddlemassPoverty and Juvenile Justice: Exploring the Intersections, Identifyingthe Solutions, Al PassarellaHome Sweet Home: Race, Housing, and the Foreclosure Crisis, Rosie UyolaNot in My Backyard: An Examination of Suburban Gentrification as Toolfor Combating Poverty, Portia Allen-KylePoverty and Health Care, Venessa PerryThe Educational Achievement Gap and Poverty: Lessons of ESEA and Head Start, Franklin Dickerson TurnerWorkforce Development in an Era of Diminishing Work, Michael VorgettsWorker Cooperatives as Models for Economic Engagement, Daphne BerryInclusive Capitalism and Poverty Alleviation, David Madland, Karla Walters, Alex IngramsConclusion, Kyle FarmbryAbout the EditorAbout the ContributorsBibliographyIndex