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Wasting America's Future

Marian Wright Edelman

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English
Beacon Press
01 September 2018
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.
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Imprint:   Beacon Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 236mm,  Width: 191mm,  Spine: 11mm
Weight:   343g
ISBN:   9780807041079
ISBN 10:   0807041076
Pages:   192
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Marian Wright Edelman-""the most influential children's advocate in the country"" (Washington Post)-is founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund and author of The Measure of Our Success. She has three sons and lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband. Robert M. Solow, Nobel Laureate in economics, is a world authority on economic growth and human capital. He teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Reviews for Wasting America's Future

This book will make you realize that American health problems stem less from problems with our health care system than they do from problems in our society, especially the shameful prevalence of poverty in this rich country. -C. Everett Koop


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