Presidential address: How to improve poverty measurement in the united states

被引：99

作者：

Blank, Rebecca M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT | 2008年 / 27卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1002/pam.20323

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper discusses the reasons why the current official U.S. poverty measure is outdated and nonresponsive to many anti-poverty initiatives. A variety of efforts to update and improve the statistic have failed, for political, technical, and institutional reasons. Meanwhile, the European Union is taking a very different approach to poverty measurement. The paper ends with four recommended steps that would allow the U.S. to improve its measurement of poverty and economic need.

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页码：233 / 254

页数：22