Resources and Publications
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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. |
1084 | 18.75 |
| 2 |
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. |
628 | 83.54 |
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Article - Persistent Inequality and Poverty Traps Beverley Pitman, Spring 2007 Problems of poverty and inequality in society need both social and spacial solutions. |
690 | 72.13 |
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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. |
546 | 65.88 |
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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. |
740 | 133.94 |
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Article - BC Has the Worst Child Poverty Rate in Canada Rebecca Siggner, January 5, 2007. Too many children in Canada live in poverty. For the third year in a row, B.C. has the ignoble distinction of having the worst child poverty rate in Canada. |
1244 | 63.47 |
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Report - Path to Poverty Final Report Andrea Long and Michael Goldberg, August 15, 2003. A report prepared for the B.C. Federation of Labour. Poverty is a persistent problem in BC, both for many working families and for families who have been pushed out of the labour market due to weakened employment standards, high levels of unemployment, and the fall-out of issues like the Softwood Lumber Agreement confronting resource dependent communities. Through the 1990s and into the 21st century, rates of poverty among families and individuals remained unacceptably high, regardless of sporadic attempts by governments to increase the income and supports available to low-income families. A comprehensive anti-poverty strategy accordingly remains a pressing need in this province. |
487 | 50.17 |
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Article- Make Poverty History Salima Jethani, July 8, 2005. Over 10 million children die every year in extreme poverty. With the Make Poverty History campaign, and its worldwide support, it feels like — for the first time in a long time — an individual can make a difference. |
616 | 33.94 |
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Article - Child Poverty Update Michael Goldberg, January 6, 2005 Child poverty in British Columbia is on the rise, more than 5% higher than it was in 1989 when all parties in the House of Commons unanimously agreed to seek an end to child poverty in Canada by the year 2000. Michael Goldberg outlines the state of child poverty in B.C. and proposes some solutions. |
756 | 62.22 |
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Article - A children's budget Michael Goldberg, May 2006 Michael Goldberg, SPARC BC’s Research Director, writes his annual analysis of the BC Budget. |
835 | 75.85 |