Assets and the Poor: New American Welfare Policy
Author:   Michael Sherraden ,  Neil Gilbert
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN:  

9780873326186


Pages:   344
Publication Date:   31 December 1990
Format:   Hardback
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Assets and the Poor: New American Welfare Policy


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This work proposes a new approach to welfare: a social policy that goes beyond simple income maintenance to foster individual initiative and self-sufficiency. It argues for an asset-based policy that would create a system of saving incentives through individual development accounts (IDAs) for specific purposes, such as college education, homeownership, self-employment and retirement security. In this way, low-income Americans could gain the same opportunities that middle- and upper-income citizens have to plan ahead, set aside savings and invest in a more secure future.

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Author:   Michael Sherraden ,  Neil Gilbert
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   M.E. Sharpe
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.800kg
ISBN:  

9780873326186


ISBN 10:   0873326180
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   31 December 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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