Introduction

Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980.

Victor R. Fuchs, Charles Murray · Population and Development Review · 1985 · 1.7K citations

Public Affairs, Public Policy, Social Policy +12

Slipping into and out of Poverty: The Dynamics of Spells

Mary Jo Bane, David T. Ellwood · The Journal of Human Resources · 1986 · 691 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Demography, Economics +12

Children and the elderly: Divergent paths for America’s dependents

Samuel H. Preston · Demography · 1984 · 572 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Human Development, Social Policy +8

The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy

Nancy Ettlinger, William Julius Wilson · Geographical Review · 1989 · 358 citations

Social Sciences, Public Policy, Urban Studies +16

Within our reach: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage

Richard P. Barth · Children and Youth Services Review · 1989 · 281 citations

Social Sciences, Demography, Sociology +11