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

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

Encouraging Job Advancement Among Low-Wage Workers: A New Approach

Harry J. Holzer, The Brookings Institution , May 01, 2004

Research and Commentary

Labor Supply and the ""Brain Drain"": Signs from Census 2000

Paul D. Gottlieb, The Brookings Institution, January 01, 2004

Research and Commentary

The New Art of Governing

Bruce Katz, Presentation at the Fannie Mae Foundation Annual Housing Conference, October 17, 2003

Research and Commentary

The Decline of the Underclass

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

Research and Commentary

The Importance of Place in Welfare Reform: Common Challenges for Central Cities and Remote-Rural Areas

Monica G. Fisher and Bruce A. Weber, The Brookings Institution, June 01, 2002

Research and Commentary

Transitional Jobs: A Next Step in Welfare to Work Policy

Margy Waller, The Brookings Institution, May 01, 2002

Research and Commentary

Left Behind in the Labor Market: Recent Employment Trends Among Young Black Men

Harry J. Holzer and Paul Offner, The Brookings Institution, April 02, 2002

Research and Commentary

Meeting the Demand: Hiring Patterns of Welfare Recipients in Four Metropolitan Areas

Harry J. Holzer and Michael A. Stoll, The Brookings Institution, May 01, 2001

Research and Commentary

The Behavioral Aspects of Poverty

Isabel V. Sawhill, The Public Interest, September 01, 2003

Research and Commentary

Modest Progress: The Narrowing Spatial Mismatch Between Blacks and Jobs in the 1990s

Michael Stoll and Steven Raphael, The Brookings Institution, December 01, 2002

Expert

Gary Burtless

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

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

Building Inclusive, Multicultural Communities

Bruce Katz, Presentation to the Council on Foundations, October 27, 2003

Research and Commentary

Welfare Reform and Devolution: Looking Back and Forward

Mark Greenberg, The Brookings Institution, June 01, 2001

Research and Commentary

Event Summary: Informing Policy Choices Using the Economics of Happiness

The Brookings Institution, June 03, 2004

Research and Commentary

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

Gary Burtless, Canadian Public Policy, September 01, 2003