The state of poverty in the United States and Western Europe: five theoretical approaches seeking to explain the variance -- The challenge to America -- The historical experience -- Attitudes, beliefs, and values -- System differences as explanations -- The role of political elites -- The role...

One in four children -- Promoting work and making work pay -- Increasing financial support for families with children -- Investing in children in the early years -- Investing in school-age children -- Ten years later -- The next steps for Britain -- Lessons for the United States and other countries