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Patterns of childhood poverty: New challenges for policy

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  • Karl Ashworth

    (Professor of Social Policy Research and Director and Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University of Technology, United Kingdom)

  • Martha Hill

    (Senior Study Director at the Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan)

  • Robert Walker

    (Professor of Social Policy Research and Director and Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University of Technology, United Kingdom)

Abstract

Poverty takes many forms. Using data from the U.S. Panel Study of Income Dynamics, this article (1) distinguishes different kinds of childhood poverty, defined in terms of the spacing, severity, and duration of spells; and (2) establishes the extent and distribution of childhood poverty, employing new measures that take into account both duration and severity. Some strategies for targeting assistance on particular forms of poverty are briefly considered.

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  • Karl Ashworth & Martha Hill & Robert Walker, 1994. "Patterns of childhood poverty: New challenges for policy," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 13(4), pages 658-680.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jpamgt:v:13:y:1994:i:4:p:658-680
    DOI: 10.2307/3325492
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