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Reasons for Measuring Poverty in the United States in the Context of Public Policy — A Historical Review, 1916-1995
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The views expressed in this paper are those of the author
and do not represent the position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.August 1999, revised June 2000
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Introduction
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The Progressive Era
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The New Deal Era
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The Early Post-World-War-II Period
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The Period Leading Up to the War on Poverty
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The War on Poverty
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The Seventies and the Eighties
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The 1995 Report of the National Research Council's Panel on Poverty and Family Assistance and Events Leading Up to It
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Conclusion
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