Levitan, Mark K.; Wieler, Susan S. - New York City Center for Economic Opportunity; Federal … - 2008
The four-year rise in the U.S. poverty rate that began withthe recession of 2001 and the images of devastation fromNew Orleans after Hurricane Katrina has led to a renewedinterest in poverty among researchers and policymakers.Mayors of large cities have been prominent in the reneweddiscussion....