Income inequality and relative poverty in the United States are among the highest in the OECD and have substantially … of growth. The present paper analyses the causes of US income inequality and relative poverty in an OECD context … degree, high income inequality is attributable to the large dispersion of earned income, which should be addressed by …

Introduction -- The state of poverty : TANF recipients -- The response to poverty and inequality : the welfare state … preventing teenage pregnancy -- Addressing poverty and inequality …