Almanac of Policy Issues: Poverty
An overview of poverty in the United States, including the latest Census Bureau estimates and distribution issues. Includes links and recent news. |
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Articles on poverty and Social Security from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal public policy research organization. |
Defining Poverty
Ohio State University extension fact sheet on poverty and its official definitation, with an emphasis on poverty in Ohio. |
Government Benefit Programs Cut Poverty Nearly in Half
Study from the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on the effectiveness of government programs in reducing poverty. |
Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement
Overview of the official methodology used to calculate poverty in the United States from the US Department of Health and Human Services. |
The Begging Profession in India
Article investigates the causes, modus-operandi and issues of begging in India; includes a number of photographs. |
The Lottery
Article on the negative effects of the lottery. "People go there seeking hope, seeking huge benefits; instead they get ripped off, impoverished by the state government that was elected to protect them. The average person who consistently invests in t |
The Myth of Widespread American Poverty
850 Kb PDF file. A look at the actual material living standards of persons defined as "poor" demonstrates that the Census Bureau's official poverty report is misleading. |
The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)
An overview of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), a generic federal block grant program for social services in the United States. Includes information on funding, services provided, and the program's legislative history. |
The Welfare State
This article discusses and compares the welfare state in Britain, France, Sweden, Germany, the United States, the European Union and developing countries. |
US Shelters Swell - With Families
Recession and Sept. 11 are causing more homelessness, which may echo '80s crisis. From the Christian Science Monitor. |
Xenophobia and the Poor
Opinion pieces examining the roots of discrimination against the needy, especially neighborhood NIMBY opposition to social services siting in Buffalo, New York, by William W. Berry. |
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