Scott W. Allard Place and Poverty in the United States

  • About
    • About Scott W. Allard
    • Academic CV
    • Brookings Metro Policy Program Expert Page
    • UW Faculty Webpage
  • Books
    • Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty
      • Featured in National Center for Children in Poverty’s (NCCP) November 2017 Online Book Club
      • Click here to Order
      • Introduction
      • Places in Need – Online Technical Appendix
      • Media Coverage of Places in Need
      • Book Launch Event – July 20th
    • Out of Reach: Place, Poverty, and the New American Welfare State
  • Papers
    • Articles
    • Book Chapters & Monographs
    • Briefs and Reports
    • Working Papers
  • Projects & Affiliations
    • The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program
    • Multi-City Survey of Social Service Providers (MSSSP)
    • Rural Survey of Social Service Providers (RSSSP)
    • The Minimum Wage Study
    • Family Self-Sufficiency and Stability Research Consortium (FSSRC)
  • Professional Experience
  • Media
    • Op-Eds and Blog Posts
    • Select Media Coverage
About
    About Scott W. Allard
    Academic CV
    Brookings Metro Policy Program Expert Page
    UW Faculty Webpage
Books
    Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty
    Featured in National Center for Children in Poverty's (NCCP) November 2017 Online Book Club
    Click here to Order
    Introduction
    Places in Need - Online Technical Appendix
    Media Coverage of Places in Need
    Book Launch Event - July 20th
    Out of Reach: Place, Poverty, and the New American Welfare State
Papers
    Articles
    Book Chapters & Monographs
    Briefs and Reports
    Working Papers
Projects & Affiliations
    The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program
    Multi-City Survey of Social Service Providers (MSSSP)
    Rural Survey of Social Service Providers (RSSSP)
    The Minimum Wage Study
    Family Self-Sufficiency and Stability Research Consortium (FSSRC)
Professional Experience
Media
    Op-Eds and Blog Posts
    Select Media Coverage

Scott W. Allard Place and Poverty in the United States

  • About
    • About Scott W. Allard
    • Academic CV
    • Brookings Metro Policy Program Expert Page
    • UW Faculty Webpage
  • Books
    • Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty
      • Featured in National Center for Children in Poverty’s (NCCP) November 2017 Online Book Club
      • Click here to Order
      • Introduction
      • Places in Need – Online Technical Appendix
      • Media Coverage of Places in Need
      • Book Launch Event – July 20th
    • Out of Reach: Place, Poverty, and the New American Welfare State
  • Papers
    • Articles
    • Book Chapters & Monographs
    • Briefs and Reports
    • Working Papers
  • Projects & Affiliations
    • The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program
    • Multi-City Survey of Social Service Providers (MSSSP)
    • Rural Survey of Social Service Providers (RSSSP)
    • The Minimum Wage Study
    • Family Self-Sufficiency and Stability Research Consortium (FSSRC)
  • Professional Experience
  • Media
    • Op-Eds and Blog Posts
    • Select Media Coverage
Research

Podcast Exploring Changing Geography of Poverty

July 9, 2018by Scott W. AllardNo Comments

I recently visited Brown University and gave a talk at the Watson Institute for International & Public Affairs about the changing geography of poverty in America.  During the visit, I recorded a podcast with Brown University professors Susan Moffitt and Margaret Weir, where we discussed my book, Places in Need.  It’s a great discussion about important topics relating to poverty in America today.  Click here to listen to the podcast.

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Finding Relief from the Rising Tide of Income Inequality

January 12, 2018by Scott W. AllardNo Comments

The news cycle at the end of last week highlighted the persistent “rising tide” of inequality cast over the U.S. economy.  Persistent reporting of the facts about the widening gap between the very wealthy and the rest of society leads to statements more commonly used to describe sea level rise and climate change: The forces of income inequality are becoming stronger with more intense and extreme consequences. As I argue in an op-ed at The Hill, it appears that there are no solutions forthcoming at the federal level – in fact, federal policy coming from Washington is likely to make things worse. Instead, as often is the case with innovative climate policy action, we need to look to states and local communities for promising solutions to rising inequality in the coming years.

Click here to read the full post.

Research

Places in Need – Featured in National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) November Book Club

October 16, 2017by Scott W. AllardNo Comments

Places in Need has been selected as the November 2017 Feature of Columbia University’s National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) Online Book Club.

Join us for the online discussion:  Tuesday, November 14, 2017 – 2pm EST/ 11am PST

Click Here to Register!!!
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Please join NCCP Director Renée Wilson-Simmons on November 14 as she talks with the author Scott W. Allard about Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty (Russell Sage Foundation 2017). Using a unique combination of data, field work, and in-depth interviews in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.—Allard’s most recent book offers several important original insights into the interconnections among place, poverty, and the safety net in contemporary America.

Click here to read the Introduction to the Book

Commentary

Interview with KOMO Radio: Trump, Race Relations, and Poverty

August 17, 2017by Scott W. AllardNo Comments
https://scottwallard.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Allard-on-KOMO-Radio.mp3

Click the left edge of the audio bar above or click here to listen to my interview on Wednesday, August 16th with Herb Weisbaum of KOMO Radio in Seattle about President Trump’s recent press conference comments about race relations, the economy, and poverty.

Research

Recent Media Coverage of Places in Need

July 5, 2017by Scott W. AllardNo Comments

cover_placesinneedA few media pieces on Places in Need are starting to appear, with more to come. I appreciate the efforts of journalists to help get the word out about the poverty problems the book confronts and actions we can take to address those problems.

Michelle Chen write a great piece in The Nation  entitled, “Why Are America’s Suburbs Becoming Poorer?”  I like this line from the article, which summarizes the argument of the book well: “ The poor aren’t exceptional in any community, and dealing with the roots of poverty requires coming together instead of pulling apart.”

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Research

Places in Need – Book Launch Event 5:30pm – Thurs. July 20th

June 1, 2017by Scott W. AllardNo Comments

Click here for a .pdf of the Save the Date invitation.

Research

Intro to Places in Need — Now Available Online

June 1, 2017by Scott W. AllardNo Comments

cover_placesinneed-flat4As the book release date later in June approaches – feel free to check out the introductory chapter to the book posted online at Russell Sage Foundation Press. Pre-orders will ship soon!!!

Research

Celebrating the Work of Robert Plotnick

May 30, 2017by Scott W. AllardNo Comments

plotnick_bob_fullsizeA fixture in the community of scholars focusing on issues of poverty, inequality, and social policy for more than 40 years – Robert Plotnick – is retiring this spring from the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. Bob has long been a mentor and friend, and his retirement announcement provided me with a nudge and opportunity to read, Progress Against Poverty: A Review of the 1964-1974 Decade, published in 1975 with co-author Felicity Skidmore. Apart from being one of the first scholarly efforts to assess the impact of the War on Poverty, Progress Against Poverty has the distinction of being the first book volume commissioned by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (IRP).

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Research

How Might Minimum Wage Laws Affect Nonprofits?

May 4, 2017by Scott W. AllardNo Comments

As minimum wage rates rise across many cities and states, there is a renewed discussion around how such laws affect workers and businesses.  Less often discussed, however, is the impact of such laws on nonprofit organizations — in particular organizations that employ low-wage workers to provide care or services to the most vulnerable residents in our community. The latest report from the Minimum Wage Study at the University of Washington, examines initial nonprofit responses to the local move to $15 an hour.

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Places in Need – Click here to order!

March 17, 2017by Scott W. AllardNo Comments

My new book, Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty, is available at the Russell Sage website.  You can buy it direct by clicking here, or purchase it from Amazon by clicking here.

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