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Publication Date: May 2008
Publisher: Columbia University. National Center for Children in Poverty
Author(s): Nancy K. Cauthen; Sarah Fass
Research Area: Economics; Social conditions
Keywords: child poverty; low-wage work
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This publication answers commonly asked questions about the scope and severity of poverty and economic hardship in the United States, and poverty's effects on children and society more generally. It also identifies and discusses strategies to reduce hardship and improve family economic security.