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Poverty and poverty alleviation strategies in North America / edited by Mary Jo Bane and René Zenteno.

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Poverty and poverty alleviation strategies in North America / edited by Mary Jo Bane and René Zenteno.
Publication
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University. David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Bane, Mary Jo
  • Zenteno Quintero, René M.
Description
vii, 270 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
Examines poverty in North America, especially in Mexico and the United States. Shows that poverty has different roots and different manifestations, and requires different responses. After setting the context of poverty and place, focuses on three areas of policy response: macroeconomic policy, education policy, and safety nets.
Uniform Title
David Rockefeller Center series on Latin American studies, Harvard University.
Subject
  • Mexiko Gobierno
  • Poverty > North America
  • Poor > North America
  • Poverty > Government policy > North America
  • Poor > Services for > North America
  • Poverty > North America > Prevention
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Poverty and place in North America / Rene Zenteno and Mary Jo Bane -- Labor productivity: the link between economic growth and poverty in Mexico / Gonzalo Hernandez and Miguel Szekely -- Macroeconomic policy, markets, and poverty reduction / Michael Walton -- Social isolation: economic constraints versus strategic choices in Mexico / Mercedes Gonzalez de la Rocha -- Interpreting the educational effects of compensatory programs in Mexico / Carlos Munoz-Izquierdo and Guadelupe Villarreal-Guevara -- School improvement and the reduction of poverty / Richard F. Elmore -- Mexico's Progresa-oportunidades programs: where do we go from here? / Agustin Escobar Latapi -- The U.S. social safety net and poverty / Sheldon Danziger and Sandra K. Danziger.
ISBN
  • 9780674035379 (pbk.)
  • 0674035372 (pbk.)
OCLC
  • 432407049
  • SCSB-10576425
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library