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Institute for Research
on Poverty
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp/
The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) is a national,
university-based center for research into the causes and
consequences
of poverty and social inequality in the United States. It
is nonprofit and nonpartisan. Based at the University
of Wisconsin, this website includes research on the extent
of poverty, definitions of poverty, public assistance systems,
discrimination and segregation, the elderly and people with
disabilities, and educational policy. It has an excellent
frequently asked questions section and also has a list of
links to organizations working on poverty.
Joint Center on Poverty Research
http://www.jcpr.org/
The Northwestern University / University of Chicago
Joint Center for Poverty Research supports academic research
that examines what it means to be poor and live in America.
JCPR concentrates on the causes and consequences of poverty
in America and the effectiveness of policies aimed at reducing
poverty. Their goal is to advance what is known about the
economic, social and behavioral factors that cause poverty,
and to establish the actual effects of interventions designed
to alleviate poverty. The Center's research agenda focuses
on: changing labor markets and the causes of inequality in
the current labor market; family functioning and the well-being
of children; the impact of concentrated urban poverty; and
the effects in these domains - and others - of changing policy
and new programs.
PovertyNet
http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/mission/up2.htm
The PovertyNet site is maintained by the Poverty Reduction
Group, part of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management
Network at the World Bank. It provides thorough information
about poverty, including statistics, international intervention
programs, and new methods of measurement. It also focuses
on the development of social capital. It has a large section
on measuring impact.
Wealth Poor Households In the
U.S.
http://www.consumerfed.org/cfa5_wealth_poor_final_report.PDF
From the Ohio State University for the Consumer Federation
of America and National Credit Union Foundation. This study
examines wealth poor households, which they estimate at 25%
of households in comparison to low-income households, 10%
of the U.S. households. It also describes the characteristics
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