Census Reveals A Steep Decline in Concentrated Poverty

Past Event

Stunning Progress, Hidden Problems: Declines in Concentrated Poverty in the 1990s

Monday, May 19, 2003
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

The Decline of the Underclass

Isabel V. Sawhill and Paul A. Jargowsky, Brookings Institution, January 01, 2006

Research and Commentary

The ""Underclass"" Revisited : A Social Problem in Decline

Paul A. Jargowsky and Rebecca Yang, The Brookings Institution, May 01, 2005

Research and Commentary

Katrina's Window: Confronting Concentrated Poverty Across America

Alan Berube and Bruce Katz, The Brookings Institution, October 01, 2005

Research and Commentary

Metropolitan Neighborhoods with Sheltered Homeless Populations: Evidence from the 1990 and 2000 Censuses

Barrett Lee and Chad Farrell, The Brookings Institution, October 01, 2004

Research and Commentary

Stunning Progress, Hidden Problems: The Dramatic Decline of Concentrated Poverty in the 1990s

Paul Jargowsky, Presentation to the Brookings Event ""Stunning Progress, Hidden Problems: The Dramatic Decline of Concentrated Poverty in the 1990s"", May 19, 2003

Research and Commentary

Concentrated Poverty in the 1990s: A Change in Course

Tom Kingsley, Presentation to the Brookings Event ""Stunning Progress, Hidden Problems: Declines in Concentrated Poverty in the 1990s"", May 19, 2003

Research and Commentary

Stunning Progress, Hidden Problems: The Dramatic Decline of Concentrated Poverty in the 1990s

Paul A. Jargowsky, The Brookings Institution, May 01, 2003

Research and Commentary

How to Reverse the Trend of Concentrated Poverty

Alan Berube, Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 28, 2008

Past Event

Poverty and Income in 2003

Thursday, August 26, 2004
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

Event Summary: Poverty and Income in 2003

The Brookings Institution, August 26, 2004

Past Event

Poverty and Income in 2002

Friday, September 26, 2003
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

Poverty and Income in 2002

The Brookings Institution, September 26, 2003

Research and Commentary

Has Widening Inequality Promoted or Retarded U.S. Growth?

Gary Burtless, Canadian Public Policy, September 01, 2003

Research and Commentary

'While There is a Right to Vote, There is No Such Right to be Counted'; No Fudging on Census Numbers

Peter Skerry, The Houston Chronicle, January 14, 2001

News Release

Poverty Persisted in U.S. Metros Despite 1990s Boom

August 06, 2002

Research and Commentary

Squeezed for Time? American Inequality and the Shortage of Leisure

Gary Burtless, The Brookings Institution, September 01, 1999

Research and Commentary

Poverty 101: What Liberals and Conservatives Can Learn from Each Other

David Kuo, The Brookings Institution, September 01, 1997

Expert

Isabel V. Sawhill

Expert

Ron Haskins