Half in Ten: Why Taking Disability into Account is Essential to Reducing Income Poverty and Expanding Economic Inclusion

Shawn Fremstad

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Abstract: Disability is both a fundamental cause and consequence of income poverty. The income-poverty rate for persons with disabilities is between two to three times the rate for persons without disabilities. Yet, contemporary policy debate and research about income poverty in the United States is largely silent about disability. This paper argues that we need to have a broader view of what poverty is and also that disability must be taken into account in anti-poverty policy.

Keywords: poverty; disability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I18 I3 I32 I38 J J1 J14 J18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2009-09
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