Contents
Introducing the Issue
Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill
Rewarding the Work of Individuals: A Counterintuitive Approach to Reducing Poverty and Strengthening Families
Gordon L. Berlin
Toward a Mandatory Work Policy for Men
Lawrence Mead
Next Steps for Federal Child Care Policy
Mark H. Greenberg
A Health Plan to Reduce Poverty
Alan Weil
Decreasing Nonmarital Births and Strengthening Marriage to Reduce Poverty
Paul R. Amato and Rebecca A. Maynard
Reducing Poverty through Preschool Interventions
Greg J. Duncan, Jens Ludwig and Katherine A. Magnuson
Improving the Education of Children Living in Poverty
Richard J. Murnane
Improving the Safety Net for Single Mothers Who Face Serious Barriers to Work
Rebecca M. Blank