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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |