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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.
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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