Chapter 4. Trends in Poverty

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
4. Part 1. Poverty
5. Chapter 2. Who Is Poor? 31
6. Chapter 3. The Evolution of Poverty Policy 63
7. Chapter 4. Trends in Poverty 83
8. Chapter 5. Labor Market Policies 108
9. Chapter 6. Family Composition 143
10. Chapter 7. Concentrated Poverty 197
11. Chapter 8. Education and Education Reform 211
12. Chapter 9. Welfare Reform 243
13. Part 2. Discrimination
14. Chapter 10. Discrimination: Theory 265
15. Chapter 11. Race Discrimination in the Labor Market 283
16. Chapter 12. Race Discrimination and Education 317
17. Chapter 13. Race Discrimination in Customer Markets and the Judicial System 334
18. Chapter 14. Sex Discrimination 354
19. Chapter 15. Conclusion: An Agenda to Decrease Poverty and Discrimination? 379
20. Author Index 391
21. Subject Index 395