FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction and Background -- 2 Setting and Updating Thresholds -- 3 Equivalence Scales -- 4 Geographic Adjustments to Thresholds -- 5 Medical Expenses -- 6 Work-Related and Child Care Expenses -- 7 Housing -- 8 Data Issues, Other Topics, and...

The United States is among the most affluent nations in the world and has its largest economy; nevertheless, it has more poverty than most countries with similar standards of living. Growing income inequality and the Great Recession have made the problem worse. In this thoroughly revised edition...