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001 2008033682
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008 080730s2008 dcua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aHC110.P6$bE24 2008
082 00 $a362.5/20973$222
100 1 $aEberstadt, Nick,$d1955-
245 14 $aThe poverty of "the poverty rate" :$bmeasure and mismeasure of want in modern America /$cby Nicholas Eberstadt.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bAEI Press ;$aBlue Ridge Summit, PA :$bDistributed to the trade by National Book Network,$cc2008.
300 $axv, 175 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 127-165) and index.
505 0 $aWhat is the official poverty rate, and what does it actually measure? -- Poverty trends in modern America, according to the official poverty rate -- The official poverty rate versus other statistical indicators bearing on material deprivation in America -- Systematic differences between income and expenditures among poorer households in modern America -- Accounting for the widening reported gap between income and consumption for lower-income Americans -- Trends in living standards for low-income Americans -- Conclusion : wanted--new poverty measure(s) for modern America.
650 0 $aPoverty$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPoor$zUnited States.
650 0 $aIncome distribution$zUnited States.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1109/2008033682-b.html