recent economic research on the welfare state and anti-poverty policy in rich countries, and explore their implications. We … begin with the conceptualisation and measurement of poverty, before sketching out some core features and approaches to the … welfare state and anti-poverty policies. We then focus on the central plank of the modern welfare state's efforts to address …

This new edition of American Poverty in a New Era of Reform provides a comprehensive examination of the extent, causes …, effects, and costs of American poverty nearly ten years after the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity … to evaluate the impact of this sweeping legislation on federal and state policies, as well as on poverty populations …