by Beth | Nov 3, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Political elites and their cronies continue to take kickbacks at every opportunity,” stated Transparency International Chairman Peter Eigen in the press release accompanying the report. “Hand in glove with corrupt business people, they are trapping... by Beth | Oct 10, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
No one knows what has happened to the mothers, children, and elderly who left welfare. When welfare reform was signed, unemployment levels hovered at 3 percent. The decision to end the nation’s oldest safety net was based on the assumptions that a job could lift... by Beth | Oct 2, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
New York, Sep 30 2002 5:00PM In his opening remarks to the third meeting of the UN Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Task Force, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, said while technology is not “a magic formula that is going to solve... by Beth | Sep 28, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Poverty and Income Data Show that the Poor Became Poorer in 2001The following report has been posted to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities web site: ANALYSIS OF CENSUS BUREAU’S POVERTY AND INCOME DATA FOR 2001 By Robert Greenstein, Wendell Primus and... by Beth | Aug 2, 2002 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Analyzing a single issue of a Sunday supplement magazine, Joseph Mulligan reflects on the disease of “affluenza,” its epidemic and its impact on those who immerse themselves in service to the poor. Excerpt from the middle of the article… Christian...
