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» 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 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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Last Updated: 2007-02-05 22:20:37
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