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Government Benefit Programs Cut Poverty Nearly in Half Open in a new browser window  
   Study from the liberal Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on the effectiveness of government programs in reducing poverty.
   http://www.cbpp.org/snd98.htm
The Begging Profession in India Open in a new browser window  
   Article investigates the causes, modus-operandi and issues of begging in India; includes a number of photographs.
   http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/bhiksha/begging.htm
The Lottery Open in a new browser window  
   Article on the negative effects of the lottery. "People go there seeking hope, seeking huge benefits; instead they get ripped off, impoverished by the state government that was elected to protect them. The average person who consistently invests in t
   http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/bulletin.cfm?Issue_ID=1313&Bulletin_ID=48
Xenophobia and the Poor Open in a new browser window  
   Opinion pieces examining the roots of discrimination against the needy, especially neighborhood NIMBY opposition to social services siting in Buffalo, New York, by William W. Berry.
   http://hometown.aol.com/esberry/myhomepage/index.html
Almanac of Policy Issues: Poverty Open in a new browser window  
   An overview of poverty in the United States, including the latest Census Bureau estimates and distribution issues. Includes links and recent news.
   http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/poverty.shtml
The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Open in a new browser window  
   An overview of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), a generic federal block grant program for social services in the United States. Includes information on funding, services provided, and the program's legislative history.
   http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/archive/ssbg.shtml
The Welfare State Open in a new browser window  
   This article discusses and compares the welfare state in Britain, France, Sweden, Germany, the United States, the European Union and developing countries.
   http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/wstate.htm
US Shelters Swell - With Families Open in a new browser window  
   Recession and Sept. 11 are causing more homelessness, which may echo '80s crisis. From the Christian Science Monitor.
   http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1129/p1s1-ussc.html
Defining Poverty Open in a new browser window  
   Ohio State University extension fact sheet on poverty and its official definitation, with an emphasis on poverty in Ohio.
   http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5700.html
The Myth of Widespread American Poverty Open in a new browser window  
   850 Kb PDF file. A look at the actual material living standards of persons defined as "poor" demonstrates that the Census Bureau's official poverty report is misleading.
   http://www.heritage.org/Research/PoliticalPhilosophy/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=20445
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Open in a new browser window  
   Articles on poverty and Social Security from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal public policy research organization.
   http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/povinc.htm
Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement Open in a new browser window  
   Overview of the official methodology used to calculate poverty in the United States from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
   http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/index.shtml

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