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Government Policy
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Center for Global Development (CGD) 
 An "independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank dedicated to reducing global poverty and inequality through policy oriented research and engagement on development issues," the CGD's focus is on policies of the "United States and other industrial countries that affect development prospects in poor countries." The site includes a number of working papers in the Research & Programs section. Searchable. http://www.cgdev.org/ Topics: International Governments, Poverty Last updated Oct 23, 2002 Center for the Study of Social Policy
The mission of this nonprofit organization "is to promote policies and practices that improve the living conditions and opportunities of low-income and other disadvantaged persons." The Center's work is "concentrated in the areas of family and children's services; income supports, neighborhood-based services, education reform, family support, disability and health care policy, and long term care for the elderly." The site features a description of projects and initiatives and a publications archive. Searchable. http://www.cssp.org/ Topics: Poverty Last updated Feb 25, 2004 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
This nonpartisan organization watches state and federal governments and "conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people." Analyses and policy recommendations are available at this site. http://www.cbpp.org/ Topics: Education, Federal (U.S.) Government, Poverty Last updated Jul 7, 2002 Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report 2006: Literacy for Life
This report "aims to shine a stronger policy spotlight on the more neglected goal of literacy -- a foundation not only for achieving EFA but, more broadly, for reaching the overarching goal of reducing human poverty." Includes a report summary and the full report, which covers topics such as progress towards EFA goals, individual country efforts, and international commitments. Includes data and charts. From the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=43283&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html Topics: Education, English Language, Poverty Last updated Feb 27, 2008 Humanity Development Library 2.0
This collection of practical information in 1,230 publications (books, reports, and magazines) is "aimed at helping reduce poverty, increasing human potential, and providing a practical and useful education for all." Topics covered include agricultural practice, economic policies, water and sanitation, society and culture, education, manufacturing disaster mitigation, and micro-enterprises. Search by word or browse by title, subject, organization, or how-to listing. Allows various interface and search preferences. From The New Zealand Digital Library. http://nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca/cgi-bin/library?a=p&p=about&c=hdl Topics: Agriculture, Economics, Finance, Poverty Last updated Feb 9, 2007 In Fight to Help the Homeless, French Take to Tents
This January 2007 articles describes how the advocacy group "Children of Don Quixote" enlisted "well-fed, well-off Parisians to leave their salons and sleep in 300 bright red tents on the cobblestones with the homeless, in a show of solidarity," and how such actions will cause lawmakers to "debate a law that makes housing a legal right." Includes links to stories about tent cities in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle. From The Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0111/p01s04-woeu.html Topics: Poverty Last updated Jan 24, 2007 National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)
This organization's purpose is to "identify and promote strategies that prevent child poverty in the United States and that improve the lives of low-income children and their families." The Web site has facts, statistics, reports, news, analyses, and policy recommendations. View issues of the Child Poverty News & Issues and other publications online. From Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. http://www.nccp.org/ Topics: Poverty Last updated Jul 28, 2003 National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NHCLP)
The mission of this organization "is to prevent and end homelessness by serving as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end homelessness. ... [It] pursues three main strategies: impact litigation, policy advocacy, and public education." The site features publications and reports, press releases and advisories, and information about projects relating to housing, income, education, civil rights, and poverty and homelessness in the U.S. Some materials only available to members. http://www.nlchp.org Topics: Housing, Law, Poverty, Social Issues Last updated Sep 22, 2005 NYC Center for Economic Opportunity
Website for this New York City program established "to analyze the causes, scope, and consequences of poverty." Highlights include a report (released in summer 2008) on an alternative to the federal poverty measure (noting that "New York City is the first local government in the nation to reformulate the widely criticized 40-year old poverty measure"), other reports on poverty, and news and announcements. From the New York City government. http://www.nyc.gov/html/ceo/html/home/home.shtml Topics: Poverty Last updated Sep 9, 2008 Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
Contains articles, reports, and statistics related to population worldwide. Topics include the environment, AIDS, aging, education, family planning, gender, health, poverty, mortality, policy, and race. Includes charts and graphics, and a glossary of related terms. Also available in Spanish and French. Searchable and browsable. http://www.prb.org/ Topics: Families, Poverty, Senior Health, Social Science, Statistics, Women's Health Last updated Nov 1, 2004 Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement
Features the current poverty thresholds from the Census Bureau (used for statistical purposes, for example, preparing estimates of the number of Americans in poverty each year) and the guidelines as published in the Federal Register (used for administrative purposes, for example, determining financial eligibility for certain federal programs). Includes links to research organizations and background papers on poverty research. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/index.shtml Topics: Poverty Last updated Sep 3, 2005 The Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality: Pathways
Website for Pathways, an online and print magazine with articles on trends in poverty and inequality, research summaries, debates, and "discussions of how labor market, poverty, and policy might be rethought and changed." The inaugural issue (winter 2008) includes articles by John Edwards, Hillary, Clinton, and Barack Obama on the topic "a new war on poverty?" From the Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality. http://www.stanford.edu/group/scspi/media_magazines.html Topics: Poverty Last updated Jan 30, 2008 U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Website for "the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms." Features background information and history of the agency, profiles of USAID program areas (by subject and geographic area), policy reports, annual reports, and other documents about U.S. foreign aid. Searchable. Also available in Spanish. http://www.usaid.gov Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Health, Poverty Last updated Jun 15, 2005 Work and Marriage: The Way to End Poverty and Welfare
September 2003 policy brief from the Brookings Institution that contrasts "making cash and related forms of public assistance more generous with strategies that encourage work and marriage." Includes links to related commentary and briefs from the institution. http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2003/09childrenfamilies_haskins.aspx Topics: Poverty Last updated Dec 2, 2007 The World Bank Group: Anticorruption
This site provides a strategy to reduce corruption, which the site considers to be the "greatest obstacle to economic and social development" because corruption "sabotages policies and programs that aim to reduce poverty." Discusses the costs and consequences of corruption and solutions such as increased political accountability and institutional restraints on power. Includes diagnostic tools for evaluating government performance, information about corruption for private firms and for specific countries, annotated bibliographies, and more. http://www.worldbank.org/publicsector/anticorrupt/ Topics: Business, Corruption & Fraud, Finance, Poverty Last updated Nov 7, 2005 |
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