Resources and Publications
Poverty
| # | Documents | Downloads | Size KB |
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Backgrounder - Defining and Measuring Poverty SPARC BC, May 8, 2003. While the introduction of the Market Basket Measure by Human Resource Development Canada has rekindled the debate about how poverty should be defined and measured, the debate is an old one. It is a debate that reflects the tensions between those who believe individuals are responsible for their poverty, and those who see poverty as a result of broader economic and social structures. |
1887 | 18.75 |
| 2 |
Article - The power of language Kari Wolanski, 2005 The language we use to interpret issues shapes the construction and direction of policy. The change in the language of welfare in B.C. is an alarming example, writes Kari Wolanski. |
1816 | 35.30 |
| 3 |
Article-BC welfare-to-work programs ineffective and expensive Mathew Beall, 2005 In August, the government released an 11-month-old evaluation of its Job Placement and Training for Jobs programs. The report shows a lack of effectiveness, misapplication of efforts, and hefty price tag for the government’s work-focused welfare experiment, writes Matthew Beall. |
1459 | 47.16 |
| 4 |
Article - Bucking the National Trend Jane Pulkingham, Summer 2006 The Campbell Cuts and Poverty Among Lone Mother in B.C. - British Columbia has the highest poverty rate in Canada, the worst in particular for lone mothers, writes researcher Jane Pulkingham. Low market income and inadequate income supports leave too many lone mothers in poverty. |
1069 | 83.54 |
| 5 |
Article - Income Insecurity and Food Insecurity in British Columbia Steve Kerstetter and Michael Goldberg Spring 2008 A clear link between income insecurity and food insecurity shows need for changes, income gaps for 7 possible family types, pitfalls of 'stacking'are covered in this article to demonstrate the need for policies that recognize the connection. |
1953 | 76.73 |
| 6 |
Article - Persistent Inequality and Poverty Traps Beverley Pitman, Spring 2007 Problems of poverty and inequality in society need both social and spacial solutions. |
1234 | 72.13 |
| 7 |
Article - Denied Assistance Closing the Front Door on Welfare in BC Bruce Wallace, Fall 2006 The story of the dramatic welfare caseload reduction in B.C. is far from the ‘feel good’ tale the Ministry likes to tell |
853 | 39.58 |
| 8 |
Article - Campaign 2000 calls for Poverty Reduction Targets with its New Policy Framework Marvyn Novick, Summer/Fall 2007 Child poverty is not an insoluble problem. Governments must rearrange priorities and policies that allow for a living standard out of poverty. |
1093 | 65.88 |
| 9 |
Article - Left Behind A Comparison of Living Costs and Employment Assistance Rates in BC Michael Goldberg & Karl Wolanski, SPARC BC News, December 2005 |
2500 | 40.54 |
| 10 |
Article-The Poor State of Poverty Law in BC Andrea Long and Anne Beveridge, January 6, 2005. Justice for the poor depends on adequate legal aid. Anne Beveridge and Andrea Long report on the results of the SPARC BC Poverty Law Project, a study undertaken with the support of the Law Foundation of B.C. |
1479 | 133.94 |