Before the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Bruce Katz argues that in order for America to make progress toward alleviating poverty and growing a strong and resilient urban middle class, a primary concern must be places of concentrated poverty, neighborhoods where 40 percent or more of the residents are poor.
Economic Security & Mobility
We could abolish child poverty in the U.S. with Social Security benefits for poor kids
Commentary
Task Force on Work, Poverty and Opportunity
June 2, 2006