Articles (Poverty)

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Defining Poverty Defining Poverty: Ohio State University extension fact sheet on poverty and its official definitation, with an emphasis on poverty in Ohio. (Articles) http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5700.html Almanac of Policy Issues: Poverty 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. (Articles) http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/poverty.shtml Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement 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. (Articles) http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/index.shtml The Lottery 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 (Articles) http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=1313&Bulletin_ID=48 US Shelters Swell - With Families US Shelters Swell - With Families: Recession and Sept. 11 are causing more homelessness, which may echo '80s crisis. From the Christian Science Monitor. (Articles) http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1129/p1s1-ussc.html The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) 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. (Articles) http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/archive/ssbg.shtml The Begging Profession in India The Begging Profession in India: Article investigates the causes, modus-operandi and issues of begging in India; includes a number of photographs. (Articles) http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/bhiksha/begging.htm Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 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. (Articles) http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/povinc.htm The Myth of Widespread American Poverty The Myth of Widespread American Poverty: 850 Kb PDF file. A look at the actual material living standards of persons defined as "poor" demonstrates that the Census Bureau's official poverty report is misleading. (Articles) http://www.heritage.org/Research/PoliticalPhilosophy/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=20445 The Welfare State 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. (Articles) http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/wstate.htm Xenophobia and the Poor 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. (Articles) http://hometown.aol.com/esberry/myhomepage/index.html Government Benefit Programs Cut Poverty Nearly in Half 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. (Articles) http://www.cbpp.org/snd98.htm