Poverty : Major Themes in Past Debates and Current Proposals.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business cycles.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (36 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews trends affecting the incidence of poverty and characteristics of the population, and highlights changing perceptions of the poor and causes of poverty. Provides history of key Federal policies enacted over the past century to address poverty, and presents overarching themes that have recurred in poverty policy debates.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Oct. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Poverty

Access Restriction:

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