Archive of magazine articles, from 1971 to the present, discussing issues related to poverty and welfare.

Peruse a speech by World Bank president James Wolfensohn on global poverty, corruption, the challenges and the bank's poverty reduction strategy.

Presents international poverty comparisons and discusses relative and absolute poverty levels and measurements.

Transnational Resource Action Center presents feature articles on and analyses of corporate activity and gives research tips. Also in Japanese.

Cato Institute paper presents the history of rent control and analyzes the issue in economic terms. View price distribution graphs for US cities.

Analyzes the relationship between intelligence, educational experience and income inequality in the US and presents data from national surveys.

Economics professor relates levels of real income with business cycles, family age and work status, and presents data on income mobility.

Features a selection of writings on poverty from around the world.

Official poverty statistics from 1955 to present, from the US Census Bureau.

Public opinion analysts assess American attitudes towards wealth, material possessions, opportunity, corporate greed and the American dream.

Awarded book author writes about poverty and wealth in the US, the "tech establishment," and the nameless, faceless poor.

Economist Arthur Laffer examines the general effect of high effective tax rates on the disadvantaged and proposes a reversal of policies.

Provides a definition of "underclass," presents data on crime rate, unemployment, and families on welfare, and discusses policy implications.

Find out how the nation's poor are doing with this article which discusses the results of a study on income mobility in the US.

Parody of the dark side of the World Bank details the group's environmental and sociological effects. Includes globalization-themed arcade games.