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050 00 $aHC110.P6$bP328 2000
082 00 $a362.5/8/0973$221
100 1 $aPage, Benjamin I.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78013155
245 10 $aWhat government can do :$bdealing with poverty and inequality /$cBenjamin I. Page, James R. Simmons.
260 $aChicago :$bUniversity of Chicago Press,$c2000.
300 $axiii, 409 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aAmerican politics and political economy
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 349-379) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tIntroduction --$g2.$tPoverty and Inequality in the United States --$g3.$tWhat Should Government Do? --$g4.$tSocial Insurance --$g5.$tFair Taxes --$g6.$tInvesting in Education --$g7.$tJobs and Good Wages --$g8.$t"Safety Nets" and Basic Needs --$g9.$tConclusion.
520 1 $a"What Government Can Do argues that federal, state, and local governments can and should do a great deal. Benjamin I. Page and James R.
520 8 $aSimmons detail what programs have worked and how they can be improved, while introducing the general reader to the fundamentals of social insurance programs such as Social Security and Medicaid, tax structures, minimum wage laws, educational programs, and the concept of "basic needs." Through their discussions of high-profile campaign plans, proposals, successes, and failures, they have written a readable, optimistic, and clear-headed book on government and poverty. And they find that, contrary to popular belief, government policies already do, in fact, help alleviate poverty and economic inequality. Often these policies work far more effectively and efficiently than people realize, and in ways that enhance freedom rather than infringe on it.
520 8 $aAt the same time, Page and Simmons show how even more could be - and should be - accomplished."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aPoverty$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008109904
650 0 $aIncome distribution$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008104337
651 0 $aUnited States$xSocial policy.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140547
650 0 $aEconomic assistance, Domestic$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040782
700 1 $aSimmons, James Roy,$d1946-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84184604
830 0 $aAmerican politics and political economy.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86717581
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