On average, poverty and income inequality increased in Latin America during the 1980s. Forty-six percent of the increase in poverty took place in the cities of Brazil alone, though part of this reflects the migration of poor rural inhabitants to urban areas. There is strong evidence that both...
The surge in poverty is "stunning," Sharon Parrott, president of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, said in a statement. Parrott pointed to the end of the expanded federal Child Tax Credit in 2022 as a cause of the sharp increase in child poverty and called for lawmakers to reins...
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survivors in general and homeless survivors in particular, have always fallen on deaf ears. Research pointing to the health effects and increased mortality (e.g., death rates) of the homeless population will be of interest to the new administrationbecauseincreasing the sweeps will increase the ...
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POVERTY AND INCOME INEQUALITY IN LATIN AMERICA DURING THE 1980s On average, poverty and income inequality increased in Latin America during the 1980s. Forty-six percent of the increase in poverty took place in the cities of Brazil alone, though part of this reflects the migration of poor rural...
We review the factors that contribute to this high rate, examine its consequences for children, and document that a number of feasible policy reforms could reduce poverty and increase opportunities for poor children.DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3377-2_15 被引量: 11 ...
America had a very mild increase in inequality between 1870 and 1910… However, its also in America that the living standard of the bottom 90% surged the most. By 1910, their living standard had increased by a factor of 2.37. Only Canada got close to that increase and it was still immen...