The Development and History of the Poverty Thresholds

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The Development and History of the Poverty Thresholds by Gordon M. Fisher* In recent years there has been renewed interest in the United States in the definition and measurement of poverty. ... The poverty guidelines,4 on the other hand, are issued by the Department of Health and Human

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