Poverty and Place in North America

32 Pages Posted: 8 Sep 2005

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Mary Jo Bane

Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

Rene Zenteno

Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)

Date Written: April 2005

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of poverty in North America: in Mexico, the United States and Canada. It begins with an overview of growth and inequality in the three countries. The second section of the paper presents concepts and measures of poverty and reports the overall incidence of poverty in the three countries using various measures. The third section explores the relationship between the level of economic development and poverty, both between and within countries. The fourth section looks at the relationships between household composition and poverty and between race/ethnicity and poverty in the US and Mexico. The final section briefly raises policy issues that emerge from the analysis.

Keywords: International Development, Welfare/Health Care/Social Policy

Suggested Citation

Bane, Mary Jo and Zenteno, Rene, Poverty and Place in North America (April 2005). KSG Working Paper No. RWP05-035, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=800129 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.800129

Mary Jo Bane (Contact Author)

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Rene Zenteno

Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) ( email )

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Col. Tecnológico
Monterrey, Nuevo León 64849
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