• We ask Michael Sherraden, what has changed in how you think about assets and the poor since having written his seminal book in 1991?

  • Mar 1 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
  • Podcast

We ask Michael Sherraden, what has changed in how you think about assets and the poor since having written his seminal book in 1991?

  • Summary

  • In this episode we talk with Michael Sherraden, George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in Saint Louis, founding Director of the Center for Social Development, and author of Assets and the Poor the transformational book in which he dared to suggest poverty was more than lack of income, but also a lack of wealth. We discuss several topics such as what has changed since writing the book, what is the current state of asset building in the US, what are the prospects for major federal policy, and where is asset building research and policy heading in the next decade.

    Show More Show Less

What listeners say about We ask Michael Sherraden, what has changed in how you think about assets and the poor since having written his seminal book in 1991?

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.