Society: Issues: Poverty: Articles:

» 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.




» The Begging Profession in India - Article investigates the causes, modus-operandi and issues of begging in India; includes a number of photographs.




» 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.




» 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 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.




» 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.




» US Shelters Swell - With Families - Recession and Sept. 11 are causing more homelessness, which may echo '80s crisis. From the Christian Science Monitor. (November 29, 2001)

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