Stunning Progress, Hidden Problems: The Dramatic Decline of Concentrated Poverty in the 1990s
The issue of concentrated poverty is one that continues to engage the attention of social workers, politicians, and scholars alike. In this intriguing 24-page report from the Brooking Institution's Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Paul A. Jargowsky presents findings that suggest that concentrated poverty declined significantly during the 1990s. Some of his findings include statistics... |
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https://www.brookings.edu/research/stunning-progress-hidden-... |
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Windows on Urban Poverty
The spatial dimension and geographic variation of poverty has been the subject of great scholarly debate among policy-makers and academics for numerous decades. Some have commented that dense concentrations of underclass persons create a "culture of poverty," while others lay the blame on architects, urban planners, and a host of others. This engaging and useful site is a product of the Bruton... |
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http://urbanpoverty.net/ |
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