Chapter 8: Poverty and Welfare
Destinations
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Link up to the following websites to find more resources on poverty and welfare.
Ethics Updates: Poverty and Welfare
Hinman's site contains a variety of links to Internet resources on poverty and welfare as well as a survey of philosophical literature on the topic.
The Urban Institute
The Urban Institute is a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy research organization established to study social and economic problems. This website contains a wealth of information on issues such as homelessness, Medicare spending, welfare-to-work programs, health care for low-income persons and much more.
Poverty Guidelines, Research and Measurement
This site, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides information on how poverty thresholds/guidelines are determined and what those thresholds currently are in the U.S., as well as links to several articles about poverty measurement.
Institute for Research on Poverty
The University of Wisconsin at Madison is one of two research institutes sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This website contains helpful information on frequently asked questions about poverty and welfare, as well as links to publications and other poverty-related resources on the Internet.
Welfare Information Network
Sponsors of this site describe it as a clearinghouse for information, policy analysis and technical assistance on welfare reform. The site is extensive and includes links to and information about relevant organizations, current and past welfare programs, federal and state legislation on welfare reform, "promising practices" used by various localities, studies on aid recipients after leaving welfare and more.
Institute on Race and Poverty
This site is sponsored by the University of Minnesota Law School and focuses on issues at the intersection of race and poverty. You will find here links to publications on that race and poverty, to other related organizations and to other relevant Internet resources.