The Effectiveness of Welfare Reform: Has America's War on Poverty Been a Success This paper will take a critical look at poverty and anti-poverty policy in the US. Intuitively, it is easy to make the hypothesis that spending more on poverty is better for the greater good. For instance, states with greater percentages of their population below the poverty line should spend more to reduce the incidence of poverty in their jurisdictions. In reality, however, this hypothesis has proven to be invalid. This paper will argue that, rather than improving, poverty is becoming more prevalent. 11 pgs. 17 f/c. 9b. Pages: 11 Bibliography: 9 source(s) listed Filename: 2988 Effectiveness Welfare Reform.doc Price: 98.45