This study focuses exclusively on renter households. Several important features of the local market contributed to the narrowing of this focus. First, there are already a number of programs within the Rockbridge Area that ...

Zoning laws—laws that govern what can and cannot be done with land in America—are found in nearly every major US city. First adopted in 1916 by New York City, they were a way for cities to regulate the exposure of their ...

Taking our cue from the current poverty rates in the United States, it is naive to assume that the American Dream is still alive. Many disadvantaged people, regardless of how hard they work and how well they live, confront ...

This paper explores many complex facets of the impact of substance abuse on welfare recipients. First, the prevalence of drug use among the total population and individuals on welfare are studied. Next, the barriers created ...

We live in a world where institutions can't be trusted, individualism is one of the highest shared values, and we miss a sense of community. How does this atmosphere and outlook on life affect our discussion of poverty? ...

Hugo Chavez's social programs, including education, land reform, and other projects more commonly referred to as “misiones”, are some of the most progressive aspects of his government. . . . Not only do the misiones provide ...

. . . it neglects the important fact that the majority of the world's Anglicans live in poverty. Indeed, "if there is such a person as an 'average Anglican' today, she would be 22 years old, live in sub-Saharan Africa, and ...

This paper aims to assess the positive and negative legacies of Chávez's anti-poverty policies and their future in a nation on the brink of resource exhaustion and political deterioration. It will first provide a review ...

This transition from newspapers to the Internet is transforming coverage and its presentation to the public. . . . In this paper, I am going to explore the effect this transition has had on the coverage of poverty. ...

Public education is the strongest way to address our country's poverty as an institution grounded in both political and moral reasoning. However, our current school system is flawed with inequality. I find that inequalities ...