Wasting America's Future (Paperback)

The Health and Human Services poverty line for a three-person family in America is $11,8oo in annual income. One in every five American children is growing up in poverty. What does child poverty mean for the economic and societal future of our country? The Children's Defense Fund, widely considered the most powerful force for children in America, has assembled expert and ground-breaking information on how poverty affects health, childhood deaths, low birth weight, and injury; on the insidious connections between low family income and learning disabilities; on links between poverty, abuse, and neglect and self-esteem; and much more. "Wasting America's Future" is the crucial citizen's handbook as we continue the national debate on welfare reform.

General

Imprint:	Beacon Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2001
First published:	October 1994
Authors:	Marian Wright Edelman
Dimensions:	236 x 191 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-8070-4107-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Child abuse Promotions
LSN:	0-8070-4107-6
Barcode:	9780807041079

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