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Smeeding, Timothy M.; Torrey, Barbara Boyld – Science, 1988
Reports on a comparison of the poverty rates of families with children in six industrial countries. Discusses income and poverty, poverty among children, family poverty rates before and after taxes and income transfers, and conclusions. States that the poverty of children may affect long-term competitiveness with other countries. (RT)
Descriptors: Children, Developed Nations, Economically Disadvantaged, Futures (of Society)