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Moving Target: The Dilemma Of Serving Massachusetts Poor Families, Randy Albelda Sep 2004

Moving Target: The Dilemma Of Serving Massachusetts Poor Families, Randy Albelda

New England Journal of Public Policy

While Community Action Agencies’ original mission of serving the poor has changed little over the last three decades, government commitments to the poor, the population of poor individuals and families, and women’s economic expectations have changed considerably. This article documents the trends in family structure, women’s employment patterns, and poverty policies in Massachusetts between 1970 and 2000. The increase in poor, single-mother families and poverty policies that emphasize employment present dynamic challenges for Community Action Agencies (and others who serve the poor), but also create some new organizing opportunities.


Aboriginal Single Mothers In Canada, 1996: A Statistical Profile, Jeremy Hull Jan 2004

Aboriginal Single Mothers In Canada, 1996: A Statistical Profile, Jeremy Hull

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Innovation On Jobs, Skills And Wages, Mario Pianta Dec 2003

The Impact Of Innovation On Jobs, Skills And Wages, Mario Pianta

Mario Pianta

Unemployment, skill polarisation and growing wage inequality are major problems in advanced countries. Technological change - in particular the emergence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) - has often been called into question as a factor in such labour market developments. This article investigates the impact innovation has on jobs, skills and wages, discussing the concepts for analysis, reviewing the evidence of major studies and providing recent empirical evidence for European countries.