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PRB's Population Bulletins explore current domestic and international population issues and trends. Written for a general audience by noted experts, they present population topics in clear and objective text with colorful graphics. Bulletins are widely used in university classes and by the media.
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Poverty in America: Beyond Welfare Reform (PDF: 1.06MB) Are America's poor better or worse off than in the past? Do persistent stereotypes and negative images of poor people match the current reality? Has welfare reform led America's poor to adopt a new or different set of values and standards of behavior? This Population Bulletin explores the many paradoxes of poverty in the U.S. (BUL57.2, June 2002)
U.S. Labor Force Trends This Population Bulletin examines demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the U.S. civilian labor force and changes since 1950, and relates these trends to demographic and institutional changes and economic restructuring internationally and within the United States. (BUL63.2; June 2008)
Urban Poverty and Health in Developing Countries This Population Bulletin provides a sketch of urban health in developing countries, documenting the intraurban differences in health for a number of countries and showing how the risks facing the urban poor compare with those facing rural villagers. The Bulletin begins with an overview of the multiple dimensions of urban poverty and a summary of internationally comparable evidence on the urban health differentials associated with poverty. (BUL64.2; June 2009)