A New War on Poverty?

Is it time for a new War on Poverty?
The presidential contenders weigh in here!

Table of Contents (Winter 2008)

EDITOR'S NOTE

EDITOR'S NOTE

Intervention

Escaping Poverty: Can Housing Vouchers Help?
Should poverty policy be built around housing vouchers? Making sense of the evidence.

Research in Brief

New Research Developments
The gender gap in educational outcomes, debt reform and financial risk, and the surprising decline in residential segregation.

Trends

Poorer by Comparison
The U.S. has much poverty, far more than comparable countries, like the U.K. Why?
Striking it Richer
A new analysis of tax data reveals an unprecedented rise at the top of the income distribution. Are capitalists or professionals the big winners?