The poverty of "the poverty rate"

measure and mismeasure of want in modern America

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The poverty of "the poverty rate"

measure and mismeasure of want in modern America

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English
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175

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The poverty of "the poverty rate": measure and mismeasure of want in modern America
2008, The AEI Press, AEI Press, Distributed to the trade by National Book Network
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Table of Contents

What 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) in modern America.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
Washington

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.5/20973
Library of Congress
HC110.P6 E24 2008, HC110.P6E24 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
175

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17031738M
Internet Archive
povertypovertyra00eber
ISBN 10
0844742465
ISBN 13
9780844742465
LCCN
2008033682
OCLC/WorldCat
239235634
Library Thing
8067476
Goodreads
6338910

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