Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF FIGURES xi
4. LIST OF TABLES xiii
5. PREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION xv
6. PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxi
7. INTRODUCTION 1
8. CHAPTER 1: The Changing Face of Poverty 13
9. CHAPTER 2: A Changing Economy 52
10. CHAPTER 3: Changing Policy: America's Efforts to Provide a Social Safety Net 83
11. CHAPTER 4: What Do Antipoverty Programs Do? 133
12. CHAPTER 5: Who Should Help the Poor? 191
13. CHAPTER 6: The Movement toward Targeted Programs 220
14. CHAPTER 7: Where Should We Go from Here? 252
15. CHAPTER 8: Conclusions 290
16. NOTES 295
17. REFERENCES 311
18. INDEX 329