The American Paradox: High Income and High Child Poverty
Author(s)
Danziger, Sheldon; Danziger, Sandra; Stern, Jonathan
Abstract
High child poverty rates are a persistent feature in American life. In 1997, 21.9 percent of all America’s children were living in poverty. This article discusses the economic and social factors that are contributing to this trend and outlines an anti-poverty agenda that could reverse it.
