Contents
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1. Old Assumptions, New Realities - Marcia K. Meyers, Robert D. Plotnick, and Jennifer Romich
Part I. Policies to Increase Economic Security in the Twenty-First Century
Chapter 2. Working Families at Risk: Understanding and Confronting the New Economic Insecurity - Jacob S. Hacker
Chapter 3. Workforce Development and Public Policy: Addressing New Realities in Low-Skill Labor Markets - Michael A. Stoll
Chapter 4. Creating Opportunity at the Bottom: The Role of Skill Development and Firm-Level Policies in Improving Outcomes for Low-Wage Employees - Paul Osterman
Chapter 5. Asset-Based Policies and Financial Services: Toward Fairness and Inclusion - Michael Sherraden
Chapter 6. Ensuring That Americans Can Succeed at Home and at Work in a Global Economy - Jody Heymann and Alison Earle
Part II. The New Realities of Delivering Safety-Net Programs
Chapter 7. Nonprofit Helping Hands for the Working Poor: New Realities and Challenges for Today’s Safety Net - Scott W. Allard
Chapter 8. Reconstituting the Safety Net: New Principles and Design Elements to Better Support Low-Income Workers - Jodi R. Sandfort
Index