Title
Higher Ground: New Hope For The Working Poor And Their Children,New
Sold by Ergodebooks, an authorized reseller.
Returns accepted within 30 days | support@ergodebooks.com
Shipping Information
- Free Standard Shipping — United States only
- Processing Time: 1–3 business days
- Estimated Delivery: 3–5 business days after dispatch
- Double-boxed, fully insured & discreetly packaged
- Tracking number sent via email once dispatched
- Orders over $250 require signature upon delivery. Taxes calculated at checkout.
Returns & Refund
Returns accepted within 30 days of delivery.
Damaged or Defective Item
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Wrong Item Received
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Change of Mind
Return shipping at customer's expense · 25% restocking fee applies
Payment Option
During The 1990S, Growing Demands To End Chronic Welfare Dependency Culminated In The 1996 Federal 'Welfaretowork' Reforms. But Regardless Of Welfare Reform, The United States Has Always Been Home To A Large Population Of Working Poorpeople Who Remain Poor Even When They Work And Do Not Receive Welfare. In A Concentrated Effort To Address The Problems Of The Working Poor, A Coalition Of Community Activists And Business Leaders In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Launched New Hope, An Experimental Program That Boosted Employment Among The City'S Poor While Reducing Poverty And Improving Children'S Lives. In Higher Ground, Greg Duncan, Aletha Huston, And Thomas Weisner Provide A Compelling Look At How New Hope Can Serve As A Model For National Antipoverty Policies. New Hope Was A Social Contractnot A Welfare Programin Which Participants Were Required To Work A Minimum Of Thirty Hours A Week In Order To Be Eligible For Earnings Supplements And Health And Child Care Subsidies. All Participants Had Access To Career Counseling And Temporary Community Service Jobs. Drawing On Evidence From Surveys, Public Records Of Employment And Earnings, Indepth Interviews, And Ethnographic Observation, Higher Ground Tells The Story Of This Ambitious Threeyear Social Experiment And Evaluates How Participants Fared Relative To A Control Group. The Results Were Highly Encouraging. Poverty Rates Declined Among Families That Participated In The Program. Employment And Earnings Increased Among Participants Who Were Not Initially Working Fulltime, Relative To Their Counterparts In A Control Group. For Those Who Had Faced Just One Significant Barrier To Employment (Such As A Lack Of Access To Child Care Or A Spotty Employment History), These Gains Lasted Years After The Program Ended. Increased Income, Combined With New Hope'S Subsidies For Child Care And Health Care, Brought Marked Improvements To The Wellbeing And Development Of Participants' Children. Enrollment In Child Care Centers Increased, And Fewer Medical Needs Went Unmet. Children Performed Better In School And Exhibited Fewer Behavioral Problems, And Gains Were Particularly Dramatic For Boys, Who Are At The Greatest Risk For Poor Academic Performance And Behavioral Disorders. As America Takes Stock Of The Successes And Shortcomings Of The Clintonera Welfare Reforms, The Authors Convincingly Demonstrate Why New Hope Could Be A Model For State And National Policies To Assist The Working Poor. Evidence Based And Insightfully Written, Higher Ground Illuminates How Policymakers Can Make Work Pay For Families Struggling To Escape Poverty.
⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):
This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.