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Diagnosis: Poverty
overty has reached epidemic proportions, and the current U.S. system for addressing it is disjointed, unscientific, and unsustainable. By approaching poverty as a “condition” that can be best treated by proper assessment, standards of care, and quality-control measures, Marcella Wilson, PhD, is overturning decades of well-intentioned but ineffective remedies.
In her new book, Poverty, she calls for nothing less than a scalable, sustainable, national standard of care to treat the condition of poverty that requires verifiable and accountable coordination among human services, healthcare, education, and government programs. Of note to decision makers is the fact that this new paradigm is achievable based on current resources and expenditures.
In her new book, Poverty, she calls for nothing less than a scalable, sustainable, national standard of care to treat the condition of poverty that requires verifiable and accountable coordination among human services, healthcare, education, and government programs. Of note to decision makers is the fact that this new paradigm is achievable based on current resources and expenditures.
177 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2016
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December 10, 2024
This is a book that every person should read. It speaks of statistics and facts from personal knowledge about poverty. Poverty is a disease, not a choice, and therefore should be treated as such.
May 3, 2025
A few interesting ideas.
January 17, 2017
Trailblazing
This was an excellent reflection of a trailblazer's journey from a budding idea to a full fledged paradigm shift and implementable program. Great program development book!
This was an excellent reflection of a trailblazer's journey from a budding idea to a full fledged paradigm shift and implementable program. Great program development book!
November 6, 2017
Dr.Wilson's book is an excellent insight into the mind, heart and experiences of a poverty worker. Wilson writes about her experience as the executive of an agency in Detroit serving the social needs of impoverished people. She compares to her experience in health care and is left scratching her head about the gaps.
This book.explains her approach to poverty. It is a formal program but at the heart of it is getting the clients to buy into the process. This was accomplished by asking one question, what is your dream? And from that sprang involvement I Thur own salvation.
The style is a little uneven. Sometimes Wilson writes as a professional and at other times as a woman.
All in all one feels her frustration at the problems and grief in her clients and employees Lives and the delight when a bit of the sunshine if success beams through.
This book.explains her approach to poverty. It is a formal program but at the heart of it is getting the clients to buy into the process. This was accomplished by asking one question, what is your dream? And from that sprang involvement I Thur own salvation.
The style is a little uneven. Sometimes Wilson writes as a professional and at other times as a woman.
All in all one feels her frustration at the problems and grief in her clients and employees Lives and the delight when a bit of the sunshine if success beams through.
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