Presidential Address: How to Improve Poverty Measurement in the United States

Autor/in	Blank, Rebecca M.
Titel	Presidential Address: How to Improve Poverty Measurement in the United States
Quelle	In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 27 (2008) 2, S.233-254 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-8739
DOI	10.1002/pam.20323
Schlagwörter	Poverty; Measurement; Definitions; Family Income; Family Financial Resources; Public Policy; Financial Needs; Computation; Methods; Economic Factors; Economic Status; Economically Disadvantaged; Comparative Analysis; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Armut; Messverfahren; Begriffsbestimmung; Familieneinkommen; Öffentliche Ordnung; Method; Methode; Ökonomischer Faktor; USA
Abstract	This paper discusses the reasons why the current official U.S. poverty measure is outdated and nonresponsive to many anti-poverty initiatives. A variety of efforts to update and improve the statistic have failed, for political, technical, and institutional reasons. Meanwhile, the European Union is taking a very different approach to poverty measurement. The paper ends with four recommended steps that would allow the U.S. to improve its measurement of poverty and economic need. (Contains 4 figures, 1 table and 32 footnotes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10