Poverty research and policy analysis in United States - implications for Ireland

Abstract

Poverty in Ireland is frequently alluded to, by journalists, politicians, and social scientists. Though its existence is obvious and widespread, in fact not much is known statistically or analytically about Irish poverty; not only has there been little research on its incidence, characteristics, and causes, but in fact the requisite data base seems largely to be lacking. For instance, data do not even exist on the size distribution of income.