Add to ORKGAsset-building policy is a complementary alternative to income replacement policies that simply subsidize short-term consumption (Sherraden, 1991). This approach may seem novel, but the Homestead Act provides historical precedent for federal involvement in promoting asset development for individuals. This one policy allowed 1.5 million households to receive 246 million acres of land. More importantly, it provided a tangible asset that could also benefit future generations
While the general philosophy behind wealth-building strategies generally makes little or no distinct...
State-Level Individual Development Account (IDA) Policy: Opportunities and Challenges for Rural Area
1In this chapter I summarize the emergence of asset building for the poor as a community development...
Asset-building policy is a complementary alternative to income replacement policies that simply subs...
Asset-building policy is proposed as a crucial improvement to income replacement policies that simpl...
T hrough an array of policies and programs, the federal government has played asignificant role in b...
High levels of wealth inequality, combined with insufficient policymaker attention to the asset base...
This chapter examines the significance of the 1862 Homestead Act and highlights it as an early proto...
This paper addresses Individual Development Accounts, which feature matched savings for the poor as ...
Going to Scale: Principles and Policy Options for an Inclusive Asset-Building Polic
This Working Paper has been submitted for inclusion in theEncyclopedia of Social Work\u27s new onlin...
Inclusion in Asset Building: Testimony for Hearing on Building Assets for Low-Income Families” Subc...
If the poor and near-poor Americans are to achieve lasting economic advancement, we need to promote ...
Inclusive asset building as a social policy innovation is a relative “newcomer” in policy discussion...
State Policy Trends for Individual Development Accounts in the United States: 1993–200
While the general philosophy behind wealth-building strategies generally makes little or no distinct...
State-Level Individual Development Account (IDA) Policy: Opportunities and Challenges for Rural Area
1In this chapter I summarize the emergence of asset building for the poor as a community development...
Asset-building policy is a complementary alternative to income replacement policies that simply subs...
Asset-building policy is proposed as a crucial improvement to income replacement policies that simpl...
T hrough an array of policies and programs, the federal government has played asignificant role in b...
High levels of wealth inequality, combined with insufficient policymaker attention to the asset base...
This chapter examines the significance of the 1862 Homestead Act and highlights it as an early proto...
This paper addresses Individual Development Accounts, which feature matched savings for the poor as ...
Going to Scale: Principles and Policy Options for an Inclusive Asset-Building Polic
This Working Paper has been submitted for inclusion in theEncyclopedia of Social Work\u27s new onlin...
Inclusion in Asset Building: Testimony for Hearing on Building Assets for Low-Income Families” Subc...
If the poor and near-poor Americans are to achieve lasting economic advancement, we need to promote ...
Inclusive asset building as a social policy innovation is a relative “newcomer” in policy discussion...
State Policy Trends for Individual Development Accounts in the United States: 1993–200
While the general philosophy behind wealth-building strategies generally makes little or no distinct...
State-Level Individual Development Account (IDA) Policy: Opportunities and Challenges for Rural Area
1In this chapter I summarize the emergence of asset building for the poor as a community development...