The Poverty Industry

The author illustrates how state governments and their private industry partners are profiting from the social safety ne... (more)

The author illustrates how state governments and their private industry partners are profiting from the social safety net, turning America's most vulnerable populations (for example, impoverished families, abused and neglected children, and the disabled and elderly poor) into sources of revenue. He offers a road map for reforms to realign the practices of human service agencies with their intended purpose, to prevent the misuse of public taxpayer dollars and to ensure that government aid truly gets to those in need (From book jacket). (less)