Old Assumptions, New Realities: Ensuring Economic Security for Working Families in the 21st Century

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CONTENTS Contributors vii Acknowledgments ix Preface xi Chapter 1 Old Assumptions, New Realities 1 Marcia K. Meyers, Robert D. Plotnick, and Jennifer Romich Part I Policies to Increase Economic Security in the Twenty-First Century 29 Chapter 2 Working Families at Risk: Understanding and Confronting the New Economic Insecurity 31 Jacob S. Hacker Chapter 3 Workforce Development and Public Policy: Addressing New Realities in Low-Skill Labor Markets 71 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 103 Paul Osterman Chapter 5 Asset-Based Policies and Financial Services: Toward Fairness and Inclusion 125 Michael Sherraden Chapter 6 Ensuring That Americans Can Succeed at Home and at Work in a Global Economy 150 Jody Heymann and Alison Earle Part II The New Realities of Delivering Safety-Net Programs 185 Chapter 7 Nonprofit Helping Hands for the Working Poor: New Realities and Challenges for Today’s Safety Net 187 Scott W. Allard Chapter 8 Reconstituting the Safety Net: New Principles and Design Elements to Better Support Low-Income Workers 214 Jodi R. Sandfort Index 243 vi Contents ...