Poverty

Poverty a persistent and growing issue in Summit County

26 May 2012

One thing was clear at a Wednesday presentation highlighting the well-being of children across the state and Summit County: To some people, poverty is unseen.

Poor girls aren't condemned to pregnancy, poverty

25 May 2012

"Why is the teen birth rate in the United States so high, and why does it matter?" Those questions are posed in the title of a new paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives getting a good deal of applause on the Internet.

Poverty standard rises to record high

25 May 2012

Before 2008, there were two standards for poverty-relief projects in China. In 1986, the absolute poverty line was set at income of 206 yuan ($32.70) per annum.