Poverty is a critical indicator of the well- being of our nation's children. Changes in child poverty rates over time canprovide an evaluation of a particu... Macartney, S 被引量: 104发表: 2011年 Inner-City Poverty in the United States This book documents the continuing growth of concentr...
inferior or culpable simply because they are economically disadvantaged.A: "The legislation I am proposing would restrict homeless people to a specific block in the east side of the city." B: "Poverty is not a crime, Senator. These are people—you can't expect us to treat them like pests...
The ‘feminization of poverty’ was first noted by Diana Pearce in the late 1970s, and since that time, various scholars have examined trends in men's and women's poverty rates—and the ratio between them—in order to explore how economic status may be affected by gender. The underlying ...
Some groups in the United States are especially at risk for living below the poverty level. People under 18 are the most likely to be living in poverty, and the United States has one of the highest rates of child poverty in the developed world. African American and Hispanic populations also...
Poverty is a critical indicator of the well- being of our nation's children. Changes in child poverty rates over time canprovide an evaluation of a particu... Macartney, S 被引量: 104发表: 2011年 Neglected Diseases and Poverty in "The Other America": The Greatest Health Disparity in the...
or more generally for persons whose jobs can be done more cheaply by machines. At the top of the income distribution, the growth of global markets, notably in finance, has enabled successful entrepreneurs and investors to obtain unprecedently large profits. Low tax rates have been a factor as...
Poor households spend a higher share of their disposable income on consumption simply because consumption does not increase proportionally with income. …This study aims to evaluate the change in poverty rates before and after deducting consumption taxes (consumable income poverty) ...
As a result, the challenge of poverty alleviation in China almost defies imagination. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Com- munist Party of China (CPC). Over the past century, the Party has united and led the Chinese people in the battle against poverty with ...
Average interest rates on new enterprise loans fell to the lowest level on record, and time-limited cuts were made to interest rates on inclusive loans to micro and small businesses. We injected fresh vitality into the market through reform. Many micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) ...
were the only group whose poverty rate declined, while non-Hispanic whites were the only group to show an increase.Some analysts say the numbers are particularly troubling not so much for the change they show, but the lack of it - the persistance of relatively high poverty rates over time....