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Reasons for Measuring Poverty in the United States in the Context of Public Policy — A Historical Review, 1916-1995
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
