| Author(s): | Haskins, R |
| Title: | Fighting poverty through incentives and work mandates for young men |
| Source: | http://www.futureofchildren.org/usr_doc/FOC_Bri... |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Organization: | The Future of Children |
| Short Description: | Delinquency and crime, school dropout, unemployment and nonwork, nonmarital births, and poverty are all associated disproportionately with young men. Two sets of public policies— wage subsidies and work requirements—that hold promise for helping young men increase their employment and earnings could thereby alleviate many of these social problems, especially poverty. |
| Annotation: | Many of the nation’s most vexing domestic problems are linked with negative behaviors of and problems experienced by adolescent boys and young men. Delinquency and crime, school dropout, unemployment and nonwork, nonmarital births, and poverty are all associated disproportionately with young men. Two sets of public policies— wage subsidies and work requirements—that hold promise for helping young
men increase their employment and earnings could thereby alleviate many of these social problems, especially poverty. |
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