Thursday, December 20, 2007
Tweet[IWS] Brookings: A HAND UP: A STRATEGY TO REWARD WORK, EXPAND OPPORTUNITY, & REDUCE POVERTY [December 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Brookings Institution
The Hamilton Project
A Hand Up: A Strategy to Reward Work, Expand Opportunity, and Reduce Poverty [December 2007]
Jason E. Bordoff, Jason Furman, and Paige L. Shevlin
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2007/12_rewardwork_furman.aspx
or
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2007/12_rewardwork_furman/12_rewardwork_furman.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
Abstract
Poverty remains a pressing problem in the United States. Many of the 36 million Americans in poverty are working,
but full-time work at the minimum wage does not provide enough income to escape poverty. This paper offers
a three-part strategy to reduce poverty and strengthen growth across the income spectrum. First, the most effective
antipoverty policy is to help people find a job that pays enough to support a family. This paper�s principal focus is on
programs to reward and facilitate work. Second, a broader set of policies is necessary to prepare people to succeed,
by investing in human capital and other critical needs. Finally, public policies should provide a more robust safety
net and a set of social insurance policies to help people rebound if they do experience economic hardship, and reduce
the likelihood of their falling below a certain economic level at any point. Together, these policies can raise the living
standards of struggling families and allow everyone to share in our nation�s prosperity.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Brookings Institution
The Hamilton Project
A Hand Up: A Strategy to Reward Work, Expand Opportunity, and Reduce Poverty [December 2007]
Jason E. Bordoff, Jason Furman, and Paige L. Shevlin
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2007/12_rewardwork_furman.aspx
or
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2007/12_rewardwork_furman/12_rewardwork_furman.pdf
[full-text, 36 pages]
Abstract
Poverty remains a pressing problem in the United States. Many of the 36 million Americans in poverty are working,
but full-time work at the minimum wage does not provide enough income to escape poverty. This paper offers
a three-part strategy to reduce poverty and strengthen growth across the income spectrum. First, the most effective
antipoverty policy is to help people find a job that pays enough to support a family. This paper�s principal focus is on
programs to reward and facilitate work. Second, a broader set of policies is necessary to prepare people to succeed,
by investing in human capital and other critical needs. Finally, public policies should provide a more robust safety
net and a set of social insurance policies to help people rebound if they do experience economic hardship, and reduce
the likelihood of their falling below a certain economic level at any point. Together, these policies can raise the living
standards of struggling families and allow everyone to share in our nation�s prosperity.
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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