The poverty of "the poverty rate" : measure and mismeasure of want in modern America / by Nicholas Eberstadt.
2008
362.520973 E16p 2008
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Title
The poverty of "the poverty rate" : measure and mismeasure of want in modern America / by Nicholas Eberstadt.
Author
ISBN
9780844742465
0844742465
0844742465
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : AEI Press ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Distributed to the trade by National Book Network, c2008.
Language
English
Description
xv, 175 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
362.520973 E16p 2008
System Control No.
(OCoLC)239235634
(OCoLC)239235634
(OCoLC)239235634
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-165) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
What is the official poverty rate, and what does it actually measure?
Poverty trends in modern America, according to the official poverty rate
The official poverty rate versus other statistical indicators bearing on material deprivation in America
Systematic differences between income and expenditures among poorer households in modern America
Accounting for the widening reported gap between income and consumption for lower-income Americans
Trends in living standards for low-income Americans
Conclusion : wanted
new poverty measure(s) for modern America.
Poverty trends in modern America, according to the official poverty rate
The official poverty rate versus other statistical indicators bearing on material deprivation in America
Systematic differences between income and expenditures among poorer households in modern America
Accounting for the widening reported gap between income and consumption for lower-income Americans
Trends in living standards for low-income Americans
Conclusion : wanted
new poverty measure(s) for modern America.
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