Scholars emphasize that poverty in Britain has risen sharply since the late 1970s. Meanwhile in the United States, both … official figures and traditional poverty scholars report sharp declines in poverty. We seek to provide a comparison of poverty …, or policy-account for the observed changes in poverty in the two nations and what role could policy play in reducing …

This paper documents the striking difference in U. S. and Canadian poverty trends from 1970 to 1986. While U.S. poverty … has shown no consistent trend since 1970, Canadian poverty decreased by 60%. This paper examines why U. S. and Canadian … poverty trends differed during two periods: 1970-1979 and 1979-1986. During the 1970s, we find that the principle reason for …