What the Federal Government Must Do to End Poverty

Poverty must be on the national agenda and the federal government must perform an active role in redressing poverty, according to the May–June 2006 Clearinghouse Review, out later this month.

The special issue of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law comes out of the poverty that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita exposed for all Americans to see, some for the first time. Prominent intellectuals and members of the poverty law community address factors causing the hurricane victims’ extreme poverty; the federal government’s role in antipoverty measures; and the states’ role in eliminating poverty. The programs and policies in the special issue are a blueprint for a federal strategy to end poverty in America.

Single copies of the special issue are available to nonsubscribers at $30 a copy for nonprofit organizations and $60 a copy for others.

Send subscription or single-copy orders to Nancy Carey.