Youth Poverty in America

  • Bruce J. Biddle

Abstract

In 1993, 23 percent of our children were living below the official poverty line. Of such children, the bipartisan National Commission on Children has said, “The harshness of [their] lives and their tenuous hold on tomorrow cannot be countenanced by a wealthy nation, a caring people, or a prudent society.

Keywords

Single Mother Poverty Rate Poverty Threshold Advanced Nation Tangible Resource 
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© Sense Publishers 2014

Authors and Affiliations

  • Bruce J. Biddle
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  1. 1.The University of MissouriColumbiaUSA

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