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1. Poverty's Policeman.

Author

Filtness, David

Subjects
*POOR laws, *POOR people, *POVERTY, *GOVERNMENT policy, *HISTORY, *SERVICES for the poor, *NINETEENTH century, BRITISH law, BRITISH history
Abstract

The article discusses the career of British magistrate, reformer, and founder of the English law enforcement group the Thames River Police Patrick Colquhoun. It discusses the poverty policy in Great Britain prior to the legislation known as the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, Colquhoun's career and interest in the care of the poor, and his efforts at political and social reform. It also discusses his development of the concept of collateral aids in efforts to help the poor via improving habits of prudence and thrift.

Published
2014

2. Brazil’s Antipoverty Breakthrough.

Author

Tepperman, Jonathan

Subjects
*POVERTY reduction, *ECONOMIC reform, *HISTORY of economic policy, *POOR people, *HISTORY, *GOVERNMENT policy, ECONOMIC conditions in Brazil, 1985-
Abstract

The article discusses the Brazil government's efforts to reduce poverty from the 1980s through the mid 2010s. An overview of the Brazilian President Inácio Lula da Silva's economic reforms, including his program known as the Bolsa Família (Family Grant) program that provided economic assistance to poor families in extreme poverty, is provided.

Published
2016

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