The Persistence of Poverty Across Generations
Subtitle: A View from Two British Cohorts
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: May 31, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9781861348524
Subjects: Sociology; Social Science; Poverty; Public Policy - General; Sociology - General; Case studies; Great Britain; Poor; Poor children
Description: Explores the strength of the link between childhood poverty and poverty later in life, and asks whether this link has grown stronger or weaker. Using information on the incomes of two British cohorts, this report is of interest to policy makers and academics concerned with understanding the factors that shape the life-chances of poor children.