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  Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/index.shtml
Overview of the official methodology used to calculate poverty in the United States from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
  Center on Budget and Policy Priorities http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/povinc.htm
Articles on poverty and Social Security from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal public policy research organization.
  The Welfare State http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/wstate.htm
This article discusses and compares the welfare state in Britain, France, Sweden, Germany, the United States, the European Union and developing countries.
  Almanac of Policy Issues: Poverty http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/poverty.shtml
An overview of poverty in the United States, including the latest Census Bureau estimates and distribution issues. Includes links and recent news.
  Government Benefit Programs Cut Poverty Nearly in Half http://www.cbpp.org/snd98.htm
Study from the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on the effectiveness of government programs in reducing poverty.
  The Begging Profession in India http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/bhiksha/begging.htm
Article investigates the causes, modus-operandi and issues of begging in India; includes a number of photographs.
  The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/archive/ssbg.shtml
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.
  Xenophobia and the Poor http://hometown.aol.com/esberry/myhomepage/index.html
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 http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1129/p1s1-ussc.html
Recession and Sept. 11 are causing more homelessness, which may echo '80s crisis. From the Christian Science Monitor.

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