| 2. | The Begging Profession in India | | | Article investigates the causes, modus-operandi and issues of begging in India; includes a number of photographs.
www.kamat.com |
| 4. | Xenophobia and the Poor | | | Opinion pieces examining the roots of discrimination against the needy, especially neighborhood NIMBY opposition to social services siting in Buffalo, New York, by William W. Berry.
hometown.aol.com |
| 5. | Almanac of Policy Issues: Poverty | | | An overview of poverty in the United States, including the latest Census Bureau estimates and distribution issues. Includes links and recent news.
www.policyalmanac.org |
| 6. | The Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) | | | An overview of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), a generic federal block grant program for social services in the United States. Includes information on funding, services provided, and the program's legislative history.
www.policyalmanac.org |
| 7. | The Welfare State | | | This article discusses and compares the welfare state in Britain, France, Sweden, Germany, the United States, the European Union and developing countries.
www2.rgu.ac.uk |
| 8. | US Shelters Swell - With Families | | | Recession and Sept. 11 are causing more homelessness, which may echo '80s crisis. From the Christian Science Monitor.
www.csmonitor.com |
| 9. | Defining Poverty | | | Ohio State University extension fact sheet on poverty and its official definitation, with an emphasis on poverty in Ohio.
ohioline.osu.edu |
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