Wohlfahrtsverbände und Staat in der lokalen Armutspolitik – Tendenzen der Pluralisierung und Politisierung im Netzwerk zur Erstellung des Hamburger Armutsberichtes.

The article examines a successful cooperative effort between the federal government and local authorities in Hamburg, Germany, in assembling a report on poverty. Following a discussion of neo-corporatism, the author describes a "policy network" as the form of cooperative framework between the local welfare agencies and state actors.