Poverty in the U.S.: Recent Development in Policy Analysis and Empirical Studies
Abstract：
This article is a brief introduction to the recent development in poverty studies in the U.S., in particular to the policy analyses and empirical studies recently appearing in English-language journals. Following an account of recent poverty statistics and research progress in the U.S., a summary of the three selected English-language articles is provided. We then analyze how the three articles contribute to recent research development in the field, how they differ in their research scopes and analytical approaches to the study of poverty, and how they provide intriguing questions that remain unsolved. Finally, by comparing the contexts of poverty in the U.S. and China, we suggest a few questions to be addressed in the Chinese context and discuss the challenges that are currently facing researchers, planners, and policy makers in China.