Illusion and Reality in the Measurement of Poverty
- 1 February 1984
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Social Problems
- Vol. 31 (3) , 322-333
- https://doi.org/10.2307/800445
Abstract
This paper analyzes the argument that in-kind public assistance benefits reduce the level of poverty. I show that the poverty line in the United StatKeywords
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