Ending Poverty: Changing Behavior, Guaranteeing Income, and Transforming Government - Hardcover

Kennedy, Joseph V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 074255872X ISBN 13: 9780742558724

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

Poverty is a relentless problem in America, and the current panoply of government programs designed to alleviate it are not working. Ending Poverty presents a new approach to government policy, one that is capable of eliminating preventable poverty within the foreseeable future. This book proposes an aggressive, conservative, governmental reform plan that is institutionalized through an income contract between the individual and the government and will guarantee adequate income for all who participate.

Based on three main principles--government policy is more effective when it channels market forces than when it overrides them, individuals should have more control over the resources that government spends on their behalf, and access to a decent life free of poverty should be seen as a conditional right in American society--the book sets out reform guidelines for education, health care, housing, retirement savings, and taxation.

About this title

About the Author

Joseph V. Kennedy is an attorney and economist. He has held several positions in the public and private sectors including Chief Economist of the U. S. Department of Commerce, General Counsel for the U. S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Senior Economist with the Joint Economic Committee in Congress and over ten years as an economist and attorney with the Manufacturer’s Alliance.

Review

Joe Kennedy approaches poverty policy with the heart of a liberal and the mind of a conservative, and in so doing, charts a bold and innovative course to dramatically reducing poverty and related social problems in America. This book is a breath of fresh air in a stale and deadlocked debate. (Robert Atkinson)

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 074255872X
• ISBN 13: 9780742558724
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288