Audio Conference: Reducing Child Poverty - Tips for the U.S. from Across the Pond
Mar 29, 2011
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It's pretty remarkable when child poverty drops by more than half in a decade. It's even more astonishing when that trend continues during a recession. That's exactly what happened in the United Kingdom following a 1999 government pledge to cut poverty in half in 10 years. In the U.S., where child poverty has been on the rise since 2000, the storyline is very different.
This audio conference featured two experts on the United Kingdom's successful child poverty reduction efforts.
SOME RESOURCES
Jane Waldfogel:
Britain's War on Poverty: Article
Britain's War on Poverty: Book
Tackling Child Poverty & Improving Child Well-Being: Lessons from Britain
Paul Gregg:
The Wider Efforts of The Anti-Poverty Campaign: Work, Wages and Families
Child poverty, joblessness and welfare reform-an OECD perspective
CLASP:
The UK Commitment: Ending Child Poverty by 2020
UK Government:
Child Poverty Action Group:
Tackling Child Poverty and Improving Life Chances
Center for American Progress: