| Within Our Reach: Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage Contributor(s): Schorr, Lisbeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385242441 ISBN-13: 9780385242448 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1989 Annotation: In this solidly researched book, the authors demonstrate that the knowledge and techniques exist to decrease the incidence of welfare dependency, poor single-parent families and alienated, uneducated youth. In addition to providing a detailed account of the problem, they describe twenty-four programs that have proved successful in changing the lives of seriously disadvantaged children. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Statistics - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness |
| Dewey: 361.610 |
| LCCN: 89000082 |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 5.28" W x 7.98" (0.78 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this solidly researched book, the authorsdemonstrate that the knowledge and techniques existto decrease the incidence of welfare dependency, poor single-parent families and alienated, uneducated youth. In addition to providing a detailedaccount of the problem, they describe twenty-fourprograms that have proved successful in changingthe lives of seriously disadvantaged children." |