Poverty and Prosperity in the USA in the Late Twentieth Century

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Introduction....Pages 1-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Why were Poverty Rates so High in the 1980s?....Pages 21-57
Who are the Truly Poor? Patterns of Official and Net Earnings Capacity Poverty, 1973–88....Pages 58-88
The Health, Earnings Capacity, and Poverty of Single-mother Families....Pages 89-120
Recent Trends in Economic Inequality in the United States: Income versus Expenditures versus Material Well-being....Pages 121-207
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Social Security Annuities and Transfers: Distributional and Tax Implications....Pages 211-239
W(h)ither the Middle Class? A Dynamic View....Pages 240-274
Changes in Earnings Differentials in the 1980s: Concordance, Convergence, Causes, and Consequences....Pages 275-316
The Changing Contributions of Men and Women to the Level and Distribution of Family Income, 1968–88....Pages 317-354
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Policy Forum: Prospects for Future Policy....Pages 357-379
Back Matter....Pages 381-390