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Fragmented Families in Poverty: Looking Back and Stepping Forward
(1999)This paper begins with a theoretical overview of the history, scope, causes, and effects of nonresident fatherhood. We will then explore three roles a father plays in a family: economic, social, and psychological. ... -
Massacre of the Millenium? A Study of the AIDS Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2000). . . With 95% of HIV-infected people living in developing countries, AIDS has become a "disease of Third World poverty rather than First World affluence." No one knows what AIDS will do to the economy and people's quality ... -
In the Public or Private Interest? Rethinking the Role of the Legal Aid Lawyer
(2000)This essay attempts to examine a theoretical question from a practical standpoint: is it possible, or even desirable, for the legal aid lawyer to pursue a greater mission -- and if so, what should that mission be? It is ... -
Anti-Poverty Policy and Race: The Need for Policy to Recognize the Continuing Significance of Race
(2000)Therefore, the goal of this paper is multifaceted. Through a historical examination of poverty and government response, some beliefs about the causes of and solutions to poverty will be explored. The paper will then turn ... -
Universal Primary Education in Nigeria and Uganda: Restore the Teaching Profession, Restore Democracy
(2001)If they [Nigeria and Uganda] are unable to provide quality education to go along with the universal access to primary education, their systems of education will fail and larger notions of participation and national ... -
SSI and Work: The Great American Story
(2001). . . although much of the current debate surrounding SSI [Supplemental Security Income] discusses benefit levels or eligibility, this analysis focuses on the extent to which the program currently achieves the 1971 goal ... -
Discrediting Neo-Liberalism: The Social Democratic Welfare State Of The Netherlands
(2001)This essay explores how the welfare state has managed to prosper in spite of conventional economic "wisdom". Unlike the United States, which has followed neo-liberal economic policies at the expense of the highest rates ... -
PRWORA and Social Work: Changes in the Social Worker/Client Relationship
(2001)The 1996 welfare reform law, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), alters the nature of welfare and in turn, the nature of service provision. The general attitude of service provision ... -
Shue and Mencius on the Provision of Subsistence
(2001)In this work, I will examine the approaches for the provision of subsistence to those whose subsistence is threatened offered by Henry Shue in Basic Rights: Subsistence, Affluence and U.S. Foreign Policy (BR) and the ... -
Chicago Housing: The Players, Problems and Solutions
(2001)While relocation programs appear to solve problems of crime and violence, they often relocate many against their will, placing them in unfamiliar communities that may be no safer than the ones from which the residents came. ... -
Following Through: America, Britain, and the Rhetorical Drive from Welfare to Work
(2002)Sharing a similar cultural, sociological, and legal background, the United States and the United Kingdom provide one another with an opportunity for comparison and reflection. In the specific arena of public assistance, ... -
The International Law on Climate Change and Its Effect on the World's Poor
(2002)This paper first reviews the problem of climate change. Secondly, it surveys current and proposed international law in this area. Third, it examines the contextual situation and the difference that have arisen between ... -
PRWORA 115: The Devastating Impact of a Little-Known Provision
(2002)Six years ago, Congress enacted the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 and dismantled a sixty-year old social welfare program. Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was replaced with Temporary ... -
The Effects of Corruption on Poverty in the Developing World, Case Studies: Kenya and Botswana
(2002)The question for Africa's future is why certain nations have experienced so much success while others have failed. Many are still shackled by the economic suppression of their former masters and by the politics of the ... -
The Availability of Private Suits to Enforce Environmental Justice: Past, Present and Future
(2002)For over twenty years legal and social commentators and advocates have recognized that low income and minority communities bear a disproportionate burden regarding pollution, hazardous waste siting, and other environmental ... -
Business Development and the Revitalization of Underdeveloped Local Economies
(2002)Predictable historical patterns have allowed poverty and associated social problems to dominate many economically underdeveloped communities. Intervening with prevailing free-market forces can help to reverse the cycle ... -
Health, Wealth and Poverty: Why the U.S. Needs Universal Healthcare
(2002)Among industrialized nations, twenty-eight of the twenty-nine cited by the World Health Organiztion have some form of universal healthcare. The exception is the United States. Poor people are the most likely to be uninsured ... -
Immigrants and Health Care
(2002)This paper seeks to investigate health care related issues for immigrants in the United States, but in particular for the undocumented immigrant population, with a focus on Hispanic immigrants. Because of the inherent ... -
Changing Neighborhoods to Increase Educational Opportunity
(2002)Relocation programs improve the environment and opportunities of lowincome families, but fail to revitalize inner city, poor neighborhoods (policy option 2). Inessence, mobilization efforts cause ancillary risks. In all ... -
A Case for the Universal Basic Income
(2002)The current system of distribution in the United States is unjust and degrading. The wealthy have not merited their incomes and the poor are not deserving of their situations. People, especially the poor, do not have the ...