Child Poverty
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Child Poverty Can Be Reduced Author(s): Robert D. Plotnick Source: The Future of Children, Vol. 7, No. 2, Children and Poverty (Summer - Autumn, 1997), pp. 72-87 Published by: Princeton University Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1602388 . Accessed: 16/05/2013 10:19
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RobertD. Plotnick
Robert D. Plotnick, Ph.D., is professorof and publicaffairs social work at the Graduate School PublicAffairs of and School of Social at Work the University in of Washington Seattle.
Child poverty can be reduced by policies that help families earn more and supplement earned income with other sources of cash. A comprehensive antipovertystrategycould use a combination of these approaches. This article reviews recent U.S. experience with these broad approaches to reducing child poverty and discusses lessons from abroad for U.S. policymakers. The evidence reviewed suggests that, although policies to increase earned incomes among low-wage workers can help, these earnings gains will not be sufficient to reduce child poverty substantially.Government income support programs, tax policy, and child support payments from absent parents can
Child Poverty Can Be Reduced Author(s): Robert D. Plotnick Source: The Future of Children, Vol. 7, No. 2, Children and Poverty (Summer - Autumn, 1997), pp. 72-87 Published by: Princeton University Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1602388 . Accessed: 16/05/2013 10:19
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Child
Can
Be
Poverty
Reduced
Abstract
RobertD. Plotnick
Robert D. Plotnick, Ph.D., is professorof and publicaffairs social work at the Graduate School PublicAffairs of and School of Social at Work the University in of Washington Seattle.
Child poverty can be reduced by policies that help families earn more and supplement earned income with other sources of cash. A comprehensive antipovertystrategycould use a combination of these approaches. This article reviews recent U.S. experience with these broad approaches to reducing child poverty and discusses lessons from abroad for U.S. policymakers. The evidence reviewed suggests that, although policies to increase earned incomes among low-wage workers can help, these earnings gains will not be sufficient to reduce child poverty substantially.Government income support programs, tax policy, and child support payments from absent parents can