Research Paper on:
Contemporary Global Poverty

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the U.S.A. containing families without running water or adequate shelter. The homeless in America continue to be a problem and while there are shelters, and financial aid to most everyone,  some people fall through the cracks. Further, it is important not to overlook the impoverished in other countries where things are truly problematic. Developing nations do not have the wherewithal  to take care of their own people. However, in America, there are programs, and policies, that do address the questions in respect to poverty, and answers seem to be provided.  At the same time, the answers are apparently, not enough. In fact, one of the most compelling issues debated by researchers and policy  makers is why poverty in the U.S. has not shown a significant decline since President Johnson began the "War on Poverty" in the sixties (Browne, 1995). While there have been  increases in spending for welfare programs over the past twenty years or so, the poverty rate was still somewhat higher in 1988 than it was in 1968 (1995). Some  answers to the question include suggestions that the rise in female-headed families, the industrial restructuring of the economy and inadequate welfare policies are contributory factors (1995). Also, economic recession is  seen as another (1995). Theories of the feminization of poverty and the urban underclass suggests that trends in poverty are related to  the experiences of two groups which are families headed by women and black Americans (Browne, 1995). Such suggestions make sense. The change in the American family creates a climate for  poverty. Also, a two-income household is much more capable than one headed by a single mother. If in fact more single mothers were out there, then the poverty rate would