tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991471829126014822024-01-01T15:53:35.612-05:00Erik Devereux on Public PolicyErik Devereux on Public Policyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529429595082933132noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199147182912601482.post-52195087947608681392023-12-31T09:13:00.000-05:002023-12-31T09:13:00.581-05:00This blog has moved!<p> <span style="font-size: large;">This blog has moved! Content will not be updated and eventually will be deleted entirely. The new blog is <a href="https://erikdevereuxphd.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">here</span></b></a>.</span></p>Erik Devereux on Public Policyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529429595082933132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199147182912601482.post-49384510030260123762023-10-01T14:56:00.000-04:002023-10-14T14:26:40.748-04:00Columns in the PA TimesErik Devereux is a columnist for the online edition of the <i>PA Times</i>, a publication of the <a href="http://www.aspanet.org/" target="_blank">American Society for Public Administration</a>. His column offers support for the mission of the federal government in a variety of policy areas and criticism of efforts to undermine the fiscal viability of the government.<br />
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Here are links to his columns:<div><br /></div><div><b>2015:</b><br /><ul><li><a href="http://patimes.org/time-roll-big-lie/" rel="" target="_blank">"Time to Roll Back the Big Lie about Smaller Government"</a> (4/7/2015)</li>
<li><a href="http://patimes.org/solution-usps-woes/" target="_blank">"A Solution to USPS' Woes"</a> (6/7/2015)</li>
<li><a href="http://patimes.org/greek-economics-bashing-irs/" target="_blank">"If You Like Greek Economics, Just Keep Bashing the IRS"</a> (10/6/2015)</li></ul><div><b>2016:</b></div><ul>
<li><a href="http://patimes.org/forget-balance-u-s-budget-amendment/" target="_blank">"Forget 'Balance' - The U.S. Needs a Budget Amendment"</a> (1/13/2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://patimes.org/research-impedes-federal-response-poverty-inequality/" target="_blank">"How Research Impedes Federal Response to Poverty and Inequality"</a> (4/12/2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://patimes.org/research-improve-federal-response-poverty-inequality/" target="_blank">"Using Research to Improve Federal Response to Poverty, Inequality"</a> (7/13/2016)</li>
<li><a href="http://patimes.org/its-time-project-earth/" target="_blank">"It's Time for Project Earth"</a> (10/11/2016)</li></ul><div><b>2017:</b></div><ul>
<li><a href="http://patimes.org/transforming-federal-governments-reputation-post-truth-era-job-one-public-administration/" target="_blank">"Transforming the Federal Government’s Reputation in the 'Post Truth' Era Is Now 'Job One' for Public Administration"</a> (1/20/2017)</li>
<li><a href="http://patimes.org/thirty-five-years-failed-fiscal-policies-demonstrate-cutting-federal-taxes-produce-economic-growth/" target="_blank">"Thirty-Five Years of Failed Fiscal Policies Demonstrate that Cutting Federal Taxes Will Not Produce Economic Growth"</a> (4/21/2017)</li>
<li><a href="http://patimes.org/legacy-vietnam-war-continues-undermine-trust-confidence-federal-government-institutions/" target="_blank">"The Legacy of the Vietnam War Continues to Undermine Trust and Confidence in the Federal Government and Other Institutions"</a> (7/21/2017)</li>
<li><a href="http://patimes.org/u-s-south-festering-problem-requires-vigorous-federal-solution/" target="_blank">"The U.S. South Is a Festering Problem that Requires a Vigorous Federal Solution"</a> (10/20/2017)</li></ul><div><b>2018:</b></div><ul>
<li><a href="https://patimes.org/ideas-federal-government-intervention-improve-conditions-u-s-south/" target="_blank">"Ideas for a Federal Government Intervention to Improve Conditions in the U.S. South"</a> (1/17/2018)</li>
<li><a href="https://patimes.org/what-the-2016-political-earthquake-portends-for-the-future-role-of-the-federal-government/" target="_blank">"What the 2016 Political “Earthquake” Portends for the Future Role of the Federal Government"</a> (4/20/2018)</li>
<li><a href="https://patimes.org/two-mentalities-are-fighting-for-the-soul-of-the-united-states-and-its-government/" target="_blank">"Two Mentalities Are Fighting for the Soul of the United States and Its Government"</a> (part 1) (7/20/2018)</li>
<li><a href="https://patimes.org/two-mentalities-are-fighting-for-the-soul-of-the-united-states-and-its-government-2/" target="_blank">"Two Mentalities Are Fighting for the Soul of the United States and Its Government"</a> (part 2) (10/19/2018)</li></ul><b>2019: Four-Part Series on Racial Equity and Justice in the U.S.</b><br /><ul>
<li><a href="https://patimes.org/directly-addressing-racial-equity-and-justice-is-the-only-way-to-a-better-future-for-the-united-states/" target="_blank">"Directly Addressing Racial Equity and Justice Is the Only Way to a Better Future for the United States"</a> (1/30/2019)</li>
<li><a href="https://patimes.org/the-first-step-toward-restorative-justice-for-native-americans-and-african-americans-is-an-official-apology-2/" target="_blank">"The First Step Toward Restorative Justice for Native Americans and African Americans Is an Official Apology"</a> (5/2/2019)</li>
<li><a href="https://patimes.org/the-second-step-toward-restorative-justice-for-native-americans-and-african-americans-is-community-engagement/" target="_blank">"The Second Step Toward Restorative Justice for Native Americans and African Americans Is Community Engagement"</a> (8/1/2019)</li>
<li><a href="https://patimes.org/restorative-justice-for-native-americans-necessarily-comes-back-to-the-land/" target="_blank">"Restorative Justice For Native Americans Necessarily Comes Back to the Land"</a> (10/28/2019)</li></ul><b>2020: Four-Part Series on Public Policy Professional Education</b><br /><ul>
<li><a href="https://patimes.org/for-united-states-schools-of-public-policy-is-it-good-enough-to-keep-muddling-through/" target="_blank">"For United States Schools of Public Policy, Is It Good Enough to Keep Muddling Through?"</a> (2/4/2020)</li>
<li><a href="https://patimes.org/do-united-states-schools-of-public-policy-have-the-discipline-to-grow-a-discipline/" target="_blank">"Do United States Schools of Public Policy Have the Discipline to Grow a Discipline?"</a> (4/28/2020) </li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/united-states-schools-of-public-policy-should-operate-as-professional-schools-rather-than-as-pseudo-think-tanks/" target="_blank">"United States Schools of Public Policy Should Operate as Professional Schools Rather than as Pseudo Think Tanks"</a> (8/2/2020)<br /></li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/what-do-you-do-with-a-degree-title-like-mpp-or-worse/#comments" target="_blank">"What Do You Do with a Degree Title Like MPP (or Worse)?"</a> (11/5/2020)</li>
</ul><div><b>2021:</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Six-Part Series on Setting Public Administration Goals for the 21st Century</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://patimes.org/public-administration-goals-for-the-21st-century-1-make-the-data-sacrosanct/" target="_blank">"#1 - Make the Data Sacrosanct"</a> (1/19/2021)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/public-administration-goals-for-the-21st-century-2-restore-the-role-of-administrative-expertise-in-policy-implementation/" target="_blank">"#2 - Restore the Role of Administrative Expertise in Policy Implementation"</a> (2/25/2021)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/pa-goals-for-the-21st-century-3-re-enforce-the-secular-basis-of-the-administrative-state-part-one-healthcare/" target="_blank">"#3 - Re-enforce the Secular Basis of the Administrative State (Part One: Health Care)"</a> (3/23/2021)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/pa-goals-for-the-21st-century-3-re-enforce-the-secular-basis-of-the-administrative-state-part-two-education/" target="_blank">"#4 - Re-enforce the Secular Basis of the Administrative State (Part Two: Education)"</a> (5/24/2021)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/pa-goals-for-the-21st-century-4-increase-trust-in-government-through-maximum-transparency/" target="_blank">"#5 - Increase Trust in Government Through Maximum Transparency"</a> (6/23/2021)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/public-administration-goals-for-the-21st-century-5-serve-the-consumer/" target="_blank">"#6 - Serve the Consumer"</a> (7/21/2021)</li></ul><div><b>Four-Part Series of Columns on a Pragmatic Approach to Climate Change</b></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://patimes.org/a-pragmatic-approach-to-climate-change-part-1-choose-a-fact-based-strategy/" target="_blank">"Part 1 - Choose a Fact-Based Strategy"</a> (8/26/2021)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/a-pragmatic-approach-to-climate-change-part-2-address-the-governance-problem/" target="_blank">"Part 2 - Solve the Governance Problem"</a> (9/22/2021)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/a-pragmatic-approach-to-climate-change-part-3-demand-gross-carbon-reductions-every-year/" target="_blank">"Part 3 - Demand Gross Carbon Reductions Every Year"</a> (10/20/2021)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/a-pragmatic-approach-to-climate-change-part-4-invest-in-rebuilding-the-electricity-infrastructure/" target="_blank">"Part 4 - Invest in Rebuilding the Electricity Infrastructure"</a> (12/19/2021)</li></ul><b>2022:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Four-Part Series of Columns on Public Administration in "Post-Democracy" America</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://patimes.org/public-administration-in-post-democracy-america-part-1-implications-of-the-collapse-of-consent/" target="_blank">"Part 1 – Implications of the Collapse of Consent"</a> (1/19/2022)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/public-administration-in-post-democracy-america-part-2-knowing-good-from-evil%ef%bf%bc/" target="_blank">"Part 2 - Knowing Good from Evil"</a> (2/18/2022)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/public-administration-in-post-democracy-america-part-3-what-becomes-of-the-deep-state%ef%bf%bc/" target="_blank">"Part 3 - What Becomes of the 'Deep State'?"</a> (3/17/2022)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/public-administration-in-post-democracy-america-part-4-can-a-simple-fix-prevent-authoritarianism/" target="_blank">"Part 4 - Can a Simple Fix Prevent Authoritarianism?"</a> (4/18/2022)</li></ul><div><b>Six-Part Series on the Crisis in the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex</b></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://patimes.org/crisis-in-the-u-s-nuclear-weapons-complex-part-1-unintended-consequences-of-decades-of-federal-government-budget-failures/" target="_blank">"Part 1 - Unintended Consequences of Decades of Federal Government Budget Failures"</a> (5/20/2022)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/crisis-in-the-u-s-nuclear-weapons-complex-part-2-making-peace-with-nuclear-weapons/" target="_blank">"Part 2 - Making Peace with Nuclear Weapons"</a> (6/17/2022)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/crisis-in-the-u-s-nuclear-weapons-complex-part-3-the-problem-starts-with-the-pits/" target="_blank">"Part 3 - The Problem Starts with the Pits"</a> (7/15/2022)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/crisis-in-the-u-s-nuclear-weapons-complex-part-4-all-roads-lead-to-pantex/" target="_blank">"Part 4 - All Roads Lead to PANTEX"</a> (8/19/2022)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/crisis-in-the-u-s-nuclear-weapons-complex-part-5-y-12-at-a-crossroads/" target="_blank">"Part 5 - Y-12 at a Crossroads"</a> (9/16/2022)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/crisis-in-the-u-s-nuclear-weapons-complex-part-6-the-savannah-river-solution/" target="_blank">"Part 6 - The Savannah River Solution"</a> (10/21/2022)</li></ul><div><b>2023:</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Five-Part Series on Plastic Recycling vs Climate Change</b></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://patimes.org/plastic-recycling-vs-climate-change-part-1-a-road-paved-with-good-intentions/" target="_blank">"Part 1 - A Road Paved with Good Intentions"</a> (11/18/2022)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/plastic-recycling-vs-climate-change-part-2-worshiping-false-idols/" target="_blank">"Part 2 - Worshiping False Idols"</a> (12/16/2022)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/plastic-recycling-vs-climate-change-part-3-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly/">"Part 3 - The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly"</a> (1/23/2023)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/plastic-recycling-vs-climate-change-part-4-seduced-by-greenwashing/" target="_blank">"Part 4 - Seduced by Greenwashing"</a> (2/24/2023)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/plastic-recycling-vs-climate-change-part-5-pragmatic-about-plastic/" target="_blank">"Part 5 - Pragmatic About Plastics"</a> (3/24/2023)</li></ul><div><b>Six-Part Series on Corporations that Commit Child Abuse and Neglect</b></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://patimes.org/public-administration-and-institutions-that-commit-child-abuse-or-neglect-part-1-confronting-the-problem/" target="_blank">"Part 1 - Confronting the Problem"</a> (4/28/2023)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/public-administration-and-institutions-that-commit-child-abuse-or-neglect-part-2-if-corporations-are-people-can-we-deter-them-from-evil/" target="_blank">"Part 2 - If Corporations Are 'People' Can We Deter Them from Evil?"</a> (5/26/2023)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/public-administration-and-institutions-that-commit-child-abuse-or-neglect-part-3-reinforcing-the-separation-of-church-and-state/" target="_blank">"Part 3 - Reinforcing the Separation of Church and State"</a> (6/22/2023)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/public-administration-and-institutions-that-commit-child-abuse-or-neglect-part-4-a-tale-of-two-movies/" target="_blank">"Part 4 - A Tale of Two Movies"</a> (7/28/2023)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/public-administration-and-institutions-that-commit-child-abuse-or-neglect-part-5-like-slavery-and-prostitution-child-labor-never-goes-out-of-style/" target="_blank">"Part 5 - Like Slavery and Prostitution, Child Labor Never Goes Out of Style"</a> (8/25/2023)</li><li><a href="https://patimes.org/public-administration-and-institutions-that-commit-child-abuse-or-neglect-part-6-protection-children-on-the-public-stage/" target="_blank">"Part 6 - Protecting Children on the Public Stage"</a> (9/29/2023)</li></ul></div>
</div>Erik Devereux on Public Policyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529429595082933132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199147182912601482.post-36903012346325579182023-01-29T09:04:00.004-05:002023-01-29T09:04:34.700-05:00Conversations with Don Devereux about Social Entrepreneurship: Part 4 - Lessons and Reflections<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1C5LjP3_uf8" width="471" youtube-src-id="1C5LjP3_uf8"></iframe></div><br />In this third and final interview in the series, Don Devereux looks back over 50 years of social activism, community organizing, and social entrepreneurship to discuss the lessons learned about achieving social change at the community level.<p></p>Erik Devereux on Public Policyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529429595082933132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199147182912601482.post-73294539359055067512023-01-21T14:21:00.002-05:002023-01-21T14:22:31.868-05:00Conversations with Don Devereux about Social Entrepreneurship: Part 3 - Arizona Farm Labor 1977-1986<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F2pzjKbC3Ss" width="485" youtube-src-id="F2pzjKbC3Ss"></iframe></div><br /><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">In this third interview in the series, Don Devereux discusses with Erik Devereux his involvement in the Maricopa County Organizing Project and the Arizona Farmworkers Union that addressed terrible working conditions for Mexican Nationals working seasonal agricultural jobs in Central Arizona. The conversation also touches on founding a community health clinic that now is among the largest HMOs in Arizona. For more information about the investigative journalism that brought Don Devereux to the attention of labor organizers in Arizona, you can visit <a href="https://dondevereux.com" target="_blank">his website</a> </span><span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">and watch the documentary on Amazon Prime Video, "<a href="https://dondevereux.com/2022/07/15/who-killed-don-bolles/" target="_blank">Who Killed Don Bolles?</a>"</span><p></p><div><br /></div>Erik Devereux on Public Policyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529429595082933132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199147182912601482.post-32961170343740413442023-01-14T18:43:00.004-05:002023-01-14T18:46:02.376-05:00Conversations with Don Devereux about Social Entrepreneurship: Part 2 - the New Mexico Years 1963-1975<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SKmMMQnTIQI" width="320" youtube-src-id="SKmMMQnTIQI"></iframe></div><br /><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this second conversation in the series, Don Devereux discusses with Erik Devereux his efforts at social entrepreneurship in New Mexico from 1963 to 1975. Among these efforts were opening a public library in El Rito, forming and operating agricultural and weaving cooperatives under the auspices of the federal Office of Economic Opportunity as supported by private philanthropy, and creating a heroin addiction clinic in Santa Fe. A 1972 Public Television documentary about the heroin clinic is available on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2tw4fBjWfA" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p>Erik Devereux on Public Policyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529429595082933132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199147182912601482.post-87276333890330931522023-01-08T11:16:00.003-05:002023-01-21T14:31:48.352-05:00Conversations with Don Devereux about Social Entrepreneurship: Part 1 - Background<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="260" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NTS6NRzWYng" width="484" youtube-src-id="NTS6NRzWYng"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p>In the first of this series of conversations, Don Devereux discusses how he became involved with social entrepreneurship in his teen years through advocating for driver's education in high schools. The skills he exhibited then translated into how he managed a military installation in Greenland during the Korean War. All of this is background to the forthcoming episodes in this series that will delve into examples of social entpreneurship in New Mexico in the 1960s and 1970s, and Arizona in the 1970s and 1980s.</p><p><br /></p>Erik Devereux on Public Policyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529429595082933132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199147182912601482.post-40487639464856672662022-12-15T13:34:00.002-05:002022-12-15T13:34:33.191-05:00Erik Devereux Presents a Report on 2021 Grantmaking Among 11 Philanthropies in Frederick County, Maryland<p> In this webinar, live streamed on December 7, 2022 by the Ausherman Family Foundation, Erik Devereux presents the latest report based on shared grantmaking data in Frederick County, Maryland. This is the second annual report that seeks to identify gaps in funding through the careful coding and sharing of this data. Click <a href="https://www.aushermanfamilyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Frederick-Funders-Grantmaking-Report-FY21.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> to read the full report (PDF format).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VNgwnPUqFdM" width="502" youtube-src-id="VNgwnPUqFdM"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Erik Devereux on Public Policyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529429595082933132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199147182912601482.post-46276603435115499812022-08-10T14:03:00.006-04:002022-08-10T14:03:27.308-04:00Erik Devereux Presents the 2022 Update to the Frederick County Human Needs Assessment<p>In this webinar, live streamed on August 10, 2022 through the auspices of The Community Foundation of Frederick County, Erik Devereux presents the 2022 update to the Human Needs Assessment originally completed by <a href="https://devereuxconsulting.com" target="_blank">Devereux Consulting</a> and <a href="https://socialscienceconsultants.com" target="_blank">Social Science Consultants</a> in 2018. More information is found <a href="https://www.frederickcountygives.org/Impact-Initiatives/Human-Needs-Assessment-Report" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="353" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1h9jstZQ87c" width="550" youtube-src-id="1h9jstZQ87c"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>Erik Devereux on Public Policyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529429595082933132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199147182912601482.post-54390197915307062412022-04-18T16:31:00.008-04:002022-04-18T17:31:26.421-04:00Erik Devereux Uses the Wreckage of the RMS Titanic to Demonstrate How Science Works to Solve Mysteries<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: small;">In this webinar recorded on the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, Erik Devereux offers a new theory of how the ship broke up and fell to the seafloor that is based solely on the evidence in the wreckage. This theory stands in sharp contrast to existing explanations that attempt to reconcile the incontrovertible evidence (the wreckage) with highly unreliable survivor testimony.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="357" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nQj6NzkUFVw" width="494" youtube-src-id="nQj6NzkUFVw"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></h2>Erik Devereux on Public Policyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529429595082933132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199147182912601482.post-55143215600201911992022-04-18T16:25:00.003-04:002022-04-18T17:31:10.868-04:00Erik Devereux explains the data visualization tool created for the Frederick County (Maryland) Human Needs Assessment<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this webinar, live streamed on March 22, 2022 from the campus of Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, Erik Devereux discusses the content of this data visualization tool created by Devereux Consulting, Inc. for the purpose of informing conversations in Frederick County about human needs.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="358" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tuEM6yp3gN8" width="510" youtube-src-id="tuEM6yp3gN8"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div>Erik Devereux on Public Policyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529429595082933132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199147182912601482.post-76203708538265947992015-12-15T15:01:00.001-05:002015-12-22T16:25:58.855-05:00How the Persistence of an Underclass Leads to Societal DeclineErik Devereux has produced a YouTube video with a presentation about why poverty in the form of a persistent underclass can lead to a society's eventual decline. This is part of a forthcoming series of video presentations related to efforts to reduce poverty in advanced industrialized or post-industrial countries such as the U.S.<br />
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Here is a recent example of efforts to re-start a "war on poverty" in the U.S. that recognizes how intractable the problem has been but does not go so far as to recognize the societal/structural reasons for the persistence of the underclass: <a href="https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/opportunity_responsibility_security_doar_strain_120315_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">AEI/Brookings Working Group on Poverty and Opportunity - December 13, 2015</a> (PDF).Erik Devereux on Public Policyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529429595082933132noreply@blogger.com0