Poverty & Public Policy

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Volume 3, issue 4, 2011

Editor's Letter pp. 1-2

Max J. Skidmore

How Do States' Safety Net Policies Affect Poverty? pp. 1-36

Laura Wheaton, Linda Giannarelli, Michael Schiferl and Sheila R. Zedlewski

Privatisation as Proxy of Distribution: Is it possible? (The Justice Shares Mass Privatisation Case of Iran) pp. 1-18

Tohid Atashbar

Scholarly Support for Social Security: A Political History of Prevailing Beliefs, and of the Growing Number of Works Demonstrating that the “Conventional” Often Is Not “Wisdom” pp. 1-13

Max J. Skidmore

Social Welfare Policy and the Psychological Needs of Low Income Women pp. 1-15

Martha J. Markward and Bonnie L. Yegidis

Citizens or Objects: A Case Study in News Coverage of Poverty pp. 1-8

Andrew R. Cline

Social Security: A New Paradigm for Reducing American Poverty pp. 1-34

Andrew W. Dobelstein

Social Theory and Poverty Reduction with Special Attention to Nigeria: Social‐Institutional Explanation of Small‐Scale Financial Institutions pp. 1-32

Osaore Aideyan

Social Justice, Social Welfare and Devolution: Nationalism and Social Policy Making in Scotland pp. 1-21

Gerry Mooney and Gill Scott

The Effects of Combined Marginal Tax Rates on the Working Poor: Evidence from the Current Population Survey and the Survey of Income and Program Participation pp. 1-31

Paul D. Trampe

Volume 3, issue 3, 2011

Does Paying Taxes Improve the Quality of Governance? Cross‐Country Evidence pp. 1-17

Yener Altunbas and John Thornton

President Obama's “Pivot” to Jobs: Lessons from Comparative Law and America's Rivals pp. 1-11

Hannibal B. Travis

Book Review of Rethinking Ecomomic Recovery: A Global Green New Deal pp. 1-2

Mona M. Lyne

“Stand Up and Be Counted”: The Politics of a Homeless Enumeration pp. 1-27

Jean Calterone Williams

Desperate or Deviant? Causes of Criminal Behavior among TANF Recipients pp. 1-23

Lindsay M. Monte and Dan A. Lewis

A Human Basis for Sustainable Development: How Psychosocial Change at the Individual Level Promotes Development pp. 1-20

Susan Pick, Kimberly Beers and Shoshana Grossman‐Crist

Provident Funds Pension Programs in English‐Speaking Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Look in the Rear Mirror and Lessons for the Future pp. 1-25

Michael W. Kpessa

Cash Transfers and Economic Growth: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Transfer Recipients and Business Owners in Malawi pp. 1-36

Candace M. Miller

Measuring Poverty: The Official U.S. Measure and Material Hardship pp. 1-35

Gesemia Nelson

Editor's Letter pp. 1-3

Max J. Skidmore

Determining Eligibility for Poverty‐Based Assistance Programs: Comparing the Federally Established Poverty Level with the Self Sufficiency Standard for Pennsylvania pp. 1-24

Åsa Mukhopadhyay, John M. Shingler, Theodore R. Alter and Jill Findeis

Volume 3, issue 2, 2011

Differences in Anti‐Poverty Approaches in Europe and The United States: A Cross‐Atlantic Descriptive Policy Analysis pp. 1-15

Koen Caminada and Megan C. Martin

The Two Poverty Enlightenments: Historical Insights from Digitized Books Spanning Three Centuries pp. 1-46

Martin Ravallion

Poverty, Inequality and Subjective Quality of Life in Rural Russia during the Transition to a Market Economy: 1991‐2006 pp. 1-26

David John O'Brien, Stephen K. Wegren and Valery V. Patsiorkvosky

Combating Long‐Term Global Poverty: A Thought Piece pp. 1-13

Reginald M Williams

Review of Launching the War on Poverty: An Oral History pp. 1-3

Max J. Skidmore

Review of One Illness Away: Why People Become Poor and How They Escape Poverty pp. 1-4

Afia B Yamoah

Disabling Health Care? Medicaid Managed Care and People with Disabilities in America pp. 1-24

Vanmala S. Hiranandani

Existential Poverty: Welfare Dependency, Learned Helplessness and Psychological Capital pp. 1-20

John Dixon and Yuliya Frolova

From Alleviation to Eradication: A Reassessment of Modernization, Market‐Based, and Communitarian Solutions to Global Poverty pp. 1-25

Sixto K. Roxas and Gerardo R. Ungson

Volume 3, issue 1, 2011

Di Bao Receipt and Its Importance for Combating Poverty in Urban China pp. 1-32

Bjorn A Gustafsson and Deng Quheng

Review of Understanding The Social Security Act: The Foundation of Social Welfare for America in the Twenty‐First Century pp. 1-3

W. Robert Brazelton

The Current Battle in the Long‐Running War Over Social Security pp. 1-4

Nancy J Altman

The Next Generation of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers in Africa: What is the Role for Capacity Buiding? pp. 1-27

Sylvanus I Ikhide and Michael I Obadan

Editor's Letter pp. 1-2

Max J. Skidmore

The Good‐looking National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform pp. 1-11

Andrew Dobelstein

The History and Politics of Health Care in America: From the Progressive Era to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act pp. 1-9

Max J. Skidmore

Welfare Reform in the U.S.: A Policy Overview Analysis pp. 1-38

Megan C. Martin and Koen Caminada

Supplemental Security Income for the Second Decade pp. 1-18

Michael Wiseman

Volume 2, issue 4, 2010

Editor's Letter pp. 1-3

Max J. Skidmore

Energy Burden and the Need for Integrated Low‐Income Housing and Energy Policy pp. 5-25

Diana Hernández and Stephen Bird

Effect of Lifetime Limits and Differences between TANF Leavers Who Had Reached Their Lifetime Limits and Those Who Had Exited Voluntarily pp. 27-48

Kyoung Hag Lee

Economic Policy Reform & Poverty Alleviation: A Critique of Nigeria's Strategic Plan for Poverty Reduction pp. 49-80

Paul G Adogamhe

Religion and Preferences for Redistributive Policies in an East Asian Country pp. 81-109

Wen‐Chun Chang

Poverty: An Existential‐Humanist Perspective pp. 111-129

John Dixon

Requiem for Keynes, Ideology and Reform: A Keynote on Transformative Practice pp. 131-159

Brij Mohan

The U. S. System of Social Security: Emphatically Not a Ponzi Scheme pp. 161-168

Max J. Skidmore

Review of Freedom from Poverty: NGOs and Human Rights Praxis pp. 169-171

Joseph Squillace

Book Review of Learning on Other People's Kids: Becoming a Teach For America Teacher pp. 173-180

Navin K Singh

Volume 2, issue 3, 2010

Editor's Letter pp. 1-4

Max J. Skidmore

The People, the Economy, and the Issues: A Participant Reports on National “Town Hall” Meetings on the Deficit pp. 5-15

Max J. Skidmore

A Tale of Three Commissions: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly pp. 17-27

Eric R. Kingson

Does Low Inequality Cause Low Poverty? Evidence from High‐Income and Developing Countries pp. 29-52

Udaya Wagle

Social Protection in Africa: Evidence, Politics and Rights pp. 53-77

Stephen Devereux and Philip White

Explaining Public Attitudes toward Fighting Inequality in Latin America pp. 79-111

Jana Morgan and Nathan J. Kelly

Single Mothers and Other Low Earners: Policy Routes to Adequate Wages pp. 113-149

Hilda Kahne and Zachary Mabel

Promising Antipoverty Strategies for Families pp. 151-169

Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer and Deborah Reed

General Assistance Recipients and Welfare‐To‐Work Programs: Evidence from New York City pp. 171-193

John Ifcher

Review of Repairing the U.S. Social Safety Net pp. 195-198

Kant Patel

Review of To Right These Wrongs: The North Carolina Fund and the Battle to End Poverty and Inequality in 1960s America pp. 199-202

Jim Seroka

Review of Obesity Among Poor Americans: Is Public Assistance the Problem? pp. 203-206

Max J. Skidmore

Volume 2, issue 2, 2010

Editor's Letter pp. 1-4

Max J. Skidmore

Benefit Incidence of Public Education and Health Spending Worldwide: Evidence From A New Database pp. 5-52

Hamid R. Davoodi, Erwin R Tiongson and Sawitree Sachjapinan Asawanuchit

Traps, Pitfalls, and Unexpected Cliffs on the Path Out of Poverty pp. 53-82

Mary A Prenovost and Deborah C. Youngblood

The Latent and Sequential Costs of Being Poor: An Exploration of Housing pp. 83-102

Joanna Duke‐Lucio, Laura R Peck and Elizabeth A Segal

Scaling Up Local Perceptions of Poverty to Country Level: A Proof of Concept for Rural Honduras pp. 103-143

Gregoire Leclerc

Dwight Macdonald and Poverty Discourse, 1960‐1965: The Art and Power of a Seminal Book Review pp. 145-188

Linda M Keefe

Poverty and Well‐Being in Indian Cities During the Reforms Era pp. 189-209

S Chandrasekhar and Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay

The Global Economic Crisis and Developing Countries: Effects, Responses and Options for Sustainable Recovery pp. 211-235

Wim Naudé

Best Practices in Policy Creation and Administration in Meeting Housing Needs for People with Disabilities and Their Families: A Case Study in Ottawa County, Michigan pp. 237-272

Virginia Parish Beard

Review of Reducing Global Poverty: Patterns of Potential Human Progress, Vol. 1 pp. 273-275

Dennis Soltys

Review of The Power of a Promise: Education and Economic Renewal in Kalamazoo pp. 277-281

Max J. Skidmore

Volume 2, issue 1, 2010

Editor's Letter pp. 1-4

Max J. Skidmore

Demystifying Social Security Financing and the General Fund pp. 9-16

Nancy J. Altman

Cancer Care of American Indians and Alaska Natives and Other Racial Groups Enrolled in Public and Private Insurance Plans pp. 17-35

Scott D Ramsey, Steven B Zeliadt, David K Blough, Kerri Lopez and Dedra Buchwald

Ideas, Institutions, and Welfare Program Typologies: An Analysis of Pensions and Old Age Income Protection Policies in Sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 37-65

Michael W. Kpessa

Poverty and Deprivation in Young and Old: A Comparative Study of Australia and Japan pp. 67-97

Peter Saunders and Aya Abe

Microfinance, Commercialization and Ethics pp. 99-137

Reinhard H. Schmidt

Devolution as a Policy Crucible: The Case of Universal Free School Meals pp. 139-161

Carlo J Morelli and Paul Seaman

Book Review of Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream pp. 163-169

Max J. Skidmore

Book Review of Lessons from the Poor: Triumph of the Entrepreneurial Spirit pp. 171-173

Marshall Carter‐Tripp

What Can Be Done about Homelessness and Society's Nimby Attitude?—America Needs a Way to Eliminate the Stigma of Public Housing pp. 175-185

Victoria A. Redd

Health Care in America, and Everywhere Else: A Review Essay pp. 185-194

Max J. Skidmore

Poverty of Culture pp. 195-196

Brij Mohan